Liu Boming, the second oldest team member, joined China’s 2008 space mission, in which he helped Zhai Zhigang become the first Chinese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk. In a 2015 interview with CNN, Nie said he had named his daughter Tianxiang, which means “flying in the sky.” When Nie turned 41 – during his first mission to space – his daughter sang “happy birthday” to him from mission control. STR/AFP/China News Service/Getty ImagesĬhina to send first astronauts to new space station on longest crewed mission to date Monday’s launch marks Nie’s third trip into space, having been aboard China’s first mission with more than one astronaut in 2005, and its 2013 mission to test its docking technology.Ī Long March-2F rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft for China's first manned mission on Jin China's Gansu province. He was one of three astronauts tipped for the task, although Yang Liwei would ultimately have that honor. Recruited to the space program in 1998, Nie came close to becoming China’s first man in space. The mission is led by Nie Haisheng, the oldest member of the team and a former fighter pilot with the People’s Liberation Army. On Wednesday, the Chinese space agency announced the lineup for the three-man crew. So for the astronauts, emergency decision-making and troubleshooting capabilities are also very high requirements,” said Huang. “The possibility of various problems is quite high. Huang Weifen, one of the chief designers on the manned space program said that during the mission the crew will be using new spacewalk suits as well as a new spacecraft. After this mission, another three crewed spacecrafts and two laboratory modules will be sent to the space station, with the aim of completing its construction by the end of 2022. This is also China’s first manned mission in nearly five years.ĭuring the three months, two astronauts will conduct two long-duration spacewalks. The Shenzhou-12 mission is the first crewed mission and the third launch of a total of 11 launches for China’s space station construction. The crew will stay in orbit for three months, during which the life support system and maintenance will be tested. The spacecraft docked with the core module about six-and-a-half hours after launch, according to state media CGTN. A Long March-2F rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-12 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China, on June 17, 2021.
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