According to the research and decision of the General Mission Headquarters of the Space Station Application and Development Stage, the mainland aims to launch the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft at 20:59 on April 25.
During their stay in orbit, the Shenzhou-18 astronaut crew will welcome the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft, and are scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in late October this year.
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the General Mission Headquarters of the Space Station Application and Development Stage has decided that the astronaut crew for the Shenzhou-18 manned mission is composed of three astronauts, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, with Ye Guangfu as the commander. The crew includes 1 second batch of astronauts and 2 third batch of astronauts, all of whom are "post-80s".
The reporter learned from the press conference of the Shenzhou 18 manned mission that in the next step, we will also pay close attention to the study and promotion of foreign astronauts and space tourists to participate in the flight of the space station, and the Chinese space station will definitely usher in more new members with different identities in the near future.
Let's look forward to it!
Source: CCTV News, Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily
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