Liftoff of the three-man Shenzhou 16 mission is set for 9:31 p.m. EDT (0231 GMT on May 30). It's China's fifth crew to Tiangong.
in 2020. Gui is also from the third astronaut group and will be China's first payload specialist to fly to Tiangong.
"It is a great honor for me to serve as the commander for the third time. This time, I am mainly responsible for organization and coordination, including space-Earth communication and mission command," Jing told reporters in the press conference."In particular, I have to ensure the safety of the mission and our crew."
The Shenzhou 16 crew, commander Jin Haipeng , payload specialist Gui Haichao and spaceflight engineer Zhu Yangzhu , meet the press at Jiuquan on May 29, 2023. After reaching orbit and docking with Tiangong, the crew will be greeted aboard the space station by the outpost's current Shenzhou 15 crew. Mission commander Fei Junlong and crewmates Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu have been aboard Tiangong since November and will hand over control of the space station to the new crew before returning home in early June.
China completed its three-module Tiangong in late 2022 and aims to keep the orbital outpost permanently occupied for at least a decade. The station is about 20% as massive as theThe country is also looking to see foreign astronauts travel to Tiangong, as well as open the space station to potential
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