Taikonauts of China's Shenzhou-15 mission meet the press(1/4)

Fei Junlong (C), Deng Qingming (R) and Zhang Lu, the three taikonauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-15 mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 28, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Fei once participated in the Shenzhou-6 spaceflight mission and both Deng and Zhang are newcomers to space.

Fei Junlong, Chinese astronaut for the upcoming Shenzhou-15 mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 28, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Deng Qingming, Chinese astronaut for the upcoming Shenzhou-15 mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 28, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Zhang Lu, Chinese astronaut for the upcoming Shenzhou-15 mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 28, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)