Home / China / Innovation

President Xi talking with astronauts in space lab

Xinhua | Updated: 2016-11-09 16:37

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday talked with the two astronauts in the space lab Tiangong-2 at the command center of China's manned space program in Beijing.

The two astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, embarked on the space trip aboard the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft on Oct 17. They entered Tiangong-2 on Oct 19.

Editor's picks