China's Shenzhou-17 Crew Announced | China Space Station

China's Shenzhou-17 Crew Announced | China Space Station

China is sending its youngest crew ever to the China Space Station. On October 25, 2023, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced the crew for the Shenzhou-17 mission: Hongbo Tang (汤洪波, Commander), Shengjie Tang (唐胜杰) and Xinlin Jiang (江新林). 

The Long March-2F Y17 rocket is scheduled to launch the Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China no earlier than October 26, 2023, at 03:14 UTC (11:14am China Standard Time). Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station.

China Shenzhou-17 Crew

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-17 will be the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 25, 2023

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