Shenzhou 18 will be commanded by Ye Guangfu, 43, who was part of the Shenzhou 13 mission in 2021-2022. He is joined by fighter pilots Li Cong, born in October 1989, and Li Guangsu, born in July ...

Song Lingdong, a member of the Shenzhou XIX crew aboard China's orbiting space station, conducts their mission's second series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday. [Photo/Xinhua] Shenzhou XIX ...

Previously, he stayed in the space station for six months during the Shenzhou-13 mission, thus becoming the country's first astronaut to have lived in orbit for over a year. Shenzhou-18 was the ...

Shenzhou XVIII crew members Ye Guangfu (front) and Li Cong train in a simulated cabin on Dec 7, last year. XU BU/FOR CHINA DAILY On Nov 16, the successful launch of the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft ...

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Shenzhou-19 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's ...

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The three crew members of China's Shenzhou-18 mission -- Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu -- were awarded medals on Thursday for their services to China's space ...

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Jan. 20, 2025 shows Shenzhou-19 astronaut Cai Xuzhe working inside the airlock cabin of China's orbiting space station.

Taikonauts of the Shenzhou-19 manned spaceflight mission crew successfully completed their second series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) at 1:12 am on Tuesday, which lasted approximately 8.5 ...