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".
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, Shenzhou-18 is aiming to launch at 20:59 on April 25.
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The selection of the fourth batch of astronauts on the mainland is about to be completed. After joining the team, they will work with active astronauts to carry out follow-up missions on the space station and realize the landing of Chinese on the moon.
Space tourists are coming
Lin Xiqiang, spokesman for China's manned space program and deputy director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, said that he would step up research and promote foreign astronauts and space tourists to participate in space station flights. In the near future, China's space station will definitely welcome more new members with different identities.
Source: "First Scene" Synthesis