PEOPLE & POINTS

SHENZHOU-18 CREW Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu (center), Li Cong (right) and Li Guangsu set out on a new crewed spaceflight mission on April 25, with Ye as commander. On that day, the Shenzhou-18 spaceship was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province. The three astronauts will perform in-orbit space science and application tests and experiments, as well as multiple space walks during their six-month stay in the country’s space station. Ye was a crew member of the Shenzhou-13 mission from October 2021 to April 2022. Born in Sichuan Province in 1980, he was once an air force pilot. Li Cong and Li Guangsu are both newcomers to space. During the mission, the astronauts will carry out the country’s first in-orbit aquatic ecological research project, aiming to make a breakthrough in the…

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