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Astronauts of China's Shenzhou XXIII mission meet press

Xinhua | Updated: 2026-05-23 11:20

Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu (C), Zhang Zhiyuan (R) and Lai Ka-ying for the upcoming Shenzhou XXIII spaceflight mission, meet the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on May 23, 2026. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/for chinadaily.com.cn]

JIUQUAN -- Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying, for the upcoming Shenzhou XXIII spaceflight mission, met the press on Saturday.

The Shenzhou XXIII crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:08 pm Sunday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference earlier on Saturday.

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