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[b]China announces Shenzhou-15 crew for space station mission[/b] Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu will carry out the Shenzhou-15 spaceflight mission, and Fei will be the commander, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at a press conference on Monday (Nov. 28). [i][b]Above[/b]: Chinese astronauts (from left to right) Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu will carry out the Shenzhou-15 spaceflight mission with Fei as commander.[/i] Fei once participated in the Shenzhou-6 spaceflight mission and both Deng and Zhang are newcomers to space, according to Ji Qiming, assistant to the CMSA director. The Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship will be launched at 11:08 p.m. Tuesday Beijing Time (10:08 a.m. EST) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. It is the sixth flight mission of China's human spaceflight program this year, said Ji. The Shenzhou-15 astronauts will rotate with the Shenzhou-14 trio in orbit and carry out verification of long-term residence in China's space station at its three-module configuration, according to CMSA. The Shenzhou-15 mission will wrap up the last stage of the space station construction and kick off the first stage of its application and development, said Ji. He added that the Shenzhou-15 trio will stay in orbit for six months.
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