The third generation of astronauts have civilians recruited from researchers and engineers.
They are in the first two generations of astronauts who were selected from experienced Air Force aviators. Pang Zhihao, an expert on space exploration technology and a renowned writer on spaceflight, guessed that the Shenzhou XVI crew would include new faces - the country's third-generation astronauts.īy now, all of the Chinese astronauts who have been on spaceflights are members of the People's Liberation Army. By the end of May, Fei's team will have stayed in orbit for six months. The Shenzhou XVI crew members, whose names have yet to be disclosed, will take over the massive orbital outpost from their peers in the Shenzhou XV, mission commander Major General Fei Junlong, Senior Colonel Deng Qingming and Senior Colonel Zhang Lu, who arrived on Nov 30. It will become the first crewed mission to the Tiangong station after its completion, which was done through the Shenzhou XIV and XV flights.
China's next manned mission, the Shenzhou XVI, is scheduled to be launched within this month to transport three astronauts to the Tiangong space station, according to plans made by the China Manned Space Agency.
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