BEIJING (Reuters) – China will ship three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday within the nation’s 14th crewed mission to area, the place dozens of scientific experiments might be performed.
Of the 14 crewed missions, eight had been visits to China’s independently constructed area station Tiangong, or “Celestial Palace” in Chinese language.
The most recent Shenzhou-19 mission might be led by Cai Xuzhe, who was on the Shenzhou-14 mission in June 2022. The opposite two crew members, Music Lingdong and Wang Haoze, are younger astronauts born in 1990 that might be conducting their first mission.
Wang is at present China’s solely feminine spaceflight engineer and would be the third feminine Chinese language nationwide to be despatched to area. Earlier than Wang Haoze, feminine astronauts Liu Yang and Wang Yaping every went on two earlier Shenzhou missions.
China launched its first uncrewed spacecraft, Shenzhou-1, in November 1999. Three extra unmanned flights adopted earlier than Yang Liwei turned the primary Chinese language nationwide to be despatched into area on Shenzhou-5.
Mission 12 months/Month of Launch Crew Gender
Shenzhou-5 2003/October Yang Liwei Male
Shenzhou-6 2005/October Fei Male
Junlong
Nie Male
Haisheng
Shenzhou-7 2008/September Zhai Male
Zhigang
Liu Boming Male
Jing Male
Haipeng
Shenzhou-9 2012/June Jing Male
Haipeng
Liu Wang Male
Liu Yang Feminine
Shenzhou-10 2013/June Nie Male
Haisheng
Zhang Male
Xiaoguang
Wang Feminine
Yaping
Shenzhou-11 2016/October Jing Male
Haipeng
Chen Dong Male
Shenzhou-12 2021/June Nie Male
Haisheng
Liu Boming Male
Tang Male
Hongbo
Shenzhou-13 2021/October Zhai Male
Zhigang
Wang Feminine
Yaping
Ye Guangfu Male
Shenzhou-14 2022/June Chen Dong Male
Liu Yang Feminine
Cai Xuzhe Male
Shenzhou-15 2022/November Fei Male
Junlong
Deng Male
Qingming
Zhang Lu Male
Shenzhou-16 2023/Might Jing Male
Haipeng
Zhu Male
Yangzhu
Gui Male
Haichao
Shenzhou-17 2023/October Tang Male
Hongbo
Tang Male
Shengjie
Jiang Male
Xinlin
Shenzhou-18 2024/April Ye Guangfu Male
Li Cong Male
Li Guangsu Male
Shenzhou-19 2024/October Cai Xuzhe Male
Music Male
Lingdong
Wang Haoze Feminine
