Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission wave to journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
JIUQUAN, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission, met the press on Monday.
The Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship is expected to be launched at 9:31 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Monday. ■
Jing Haipeng, one of the three Chinese taikonauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhu Yangzhu, one of the three Chinese taikonauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Gui Haichao, one of the three Chinese taikonauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission answer questions from journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission wave to journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission answer questions from journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)
Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission wave to journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
