INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie will carry out the Shenzhou-20 crewed mission, with Chen Dong
serving as the commander, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Wednesday.The Shenzhou-20 spaceship is scheduled to be launched
on April 24 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the CMSA said.Chen DongThis is Chen Dong's third space mission
Chen completed the Shenzhou-11 space mission in 2016 and the Shenzhou-14 space mission in 2022
Chen was born in 1978 and was selected to join the second intake of Chinese astronauts.Chen ZhongruiChen Zhongrui is a newcomer to space
He is from the third intake of Chinese astronauts
Born in 1984, Chen is a former pilot of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force.Wang JieThis is the first space mission for Wang Jie,
who was selected to join the third intake of Chinese astronauts in 2020
Born in 1989, Wang is an engineer from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.(Cover: Chinese astronauts Wang Jie (L), Chen
Dong (C) and Chen Zhongrui will carry out the Shenzhou-20 mission
/China Manned Space Agency)
