posted 09-10-2018 10:06 AM               

The series has been largely shot at the Chinese Astronaut Training Centre in Beijing, and more recently, at the Juiquan Satellite Launch Centre.

"Flying Heroes" (飞天英雄) does not have an internet presence in its own right as yet, but hundreds of images have been published by individual performers on their Social Media sites.

The series appears to be a combination of fact and fiction. For example, the 2013 flight of Shenzhou 10 is reconstructed, with a fictional crew, but using authentic mission patches. However, there is also a fictional Shenzhou 12 mission!

Production values appear to be high, with accurate replicas of Shenzhou capsules created, and equally accurate uniforms, patches, insignia etc.

It will be interesting to see if this series is able to be viewed outside China, and how closely fictional future events match the eventual reality!