The Shenzhou 18 astronauts will return

The Shenzhou-13 astronauts successfully returned on April 16,2022. They worked and lived in the space station and the core module for 183 days, setting a new record for the time spent in space by Chinese astronauts on a single mission. During the return process, the astronauts used a fast return mode, which took only more than nine hours, greatly reducing the fatigue of the journey. Astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu successfully left the cabin. They were in good physical condition. The space mission was a complete success and accumulated valuable experience for the development of China's aerospace industry.

The Shenwu 17 astronauts were scheduled to return to Earth on April 30.

The crew of Shenzhou 17 consisted of three astronauts, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin. Tang Hongbo served as the commander. The crew consisted of one second-batch astronaut and two third-batch astronauts. They were the youngest astronauts on average since the start of the space station construction mission. Tang Hongbo was a first-class astronaut of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronauts Brigade. He was a senior colonel in the Army and had a master's degree. He was once the captain of a certain regiment of the Air Force and was awarded the title of Air Force First Class pilot. Tang Shengjie was born in 1989 and was the youngest in this round. Before he became an astronaut, he was an excellent Air Force pilot. His flight path spread all over the country and he was rated as a first-class pilot of the Air Force. Jiang Xinlin had little personal information, but he was also a member of the astronauts. The Shenzhou-17 astronauts had successfully completed many missions, including extraterrestrial maintenance missions and space science and technology experiments.

In 2024, the Shenzhou 17 astronauts were composed of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin. They successfully completed the Shenzhou 17 manned flight mission, including extraterrestrial activities and extraterrestrial maintenance missions. On April 30, 2024, they returned to Earth safely and successfully landed at the Dongfeng Landing Field. The astronauts were in good health and the mission was a complete success. Tang Hongbo became China's longest-flying astronaut, with a total of 215 days in orbit. The return of the Shenzhou 17 astronauts marked the successful completion of their mission and their safe arrival in Beijing.

The crew of Shenzhou 12 has been confirmed. According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo would carry out the Shenzhou 12 manned mission, and Nie Haisheng would be the commander. The backup astronauts were Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu. Nie Haisheng had participated in the Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-10 manned missions, Liu Boming had participated in the Shenzhou-7 manned mission, and Tang Hongbo was flying for the first time. Shenzhou 12 will be launched at 9:22 Beijing time on June 17.

The astronauts of the Shenzhou 16 spacecraft were Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao.

The list of astronauts on Shenzhou-13 included Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu. Among them, Zhai Zhigang served as the commander. He was China's first extraterrestrial astronaut. Wang Yaping had carried out the Shenzhou-10 manned mission, while Ye Guangfu was carrying out a manned mission for the first time. The three astronauts would work in the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft.

Shenzhou 18 astronauts confirmed. The Shenzhou-18 crew consisted of three astronauts, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, with Ye Guangfu as the commander. The three astronauts were all born in the 1980s. They were receiving basic training and professional training for this year's space station mission. In addition, the Shenzhou 18 astronauts would meet with Chinese and foreign media reporters.

The Shenzhou 15 astronauts were Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu.

The crew of Shenzhou 17 consisted of three astronauts, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin. Among them, Tang Hongbo was the commander. The crew consisted of one second batch of astronauts and two third batch of astronauts. This was the youngest average age of astronauts since the start of the space station construction mission.