China's Shenzhou-18 crew members meet press(1/5)

Ye Guangfu (C), Li Cong (R) and Li Guangsu, the three Chinese astronauts for the Shenzhou-18 spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Senior Colonel Ye, the mission commander, was also a crew member of the Shenzhou 13 mission that returned in April 2022, while Li Cong and Li Guangsu will be making their first spaceflight. All of them are from the post-1980s generation.

Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu, the commander, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Chinese astronauts Li Cong meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Chinese astronauts Li Guangsu meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Ye Guangfu (C), Li Cong (R) and Li Guangsu, the three Chinese astronauts for the Shenzhou-18 spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)