On October 14, China disclosed a young crew for its coming Shenzhou-13 mission, including Wang
Yaping, who will be the first female Chinese astronaut to visit the country’s first space station and
carry out extravehicular activities. Zhai Zhigang, 55, Ye Guangfu, 41, and Wang Yaping, 41, have
been selected to carry out the mission. The China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO)
said at a press conference that Zhai Zhigang is the commander. The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft is
scheduled to blast off at 00:23 a.m. on October 16 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in
northern China.
(Comment: This will be China's longest space mission.)
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