A man looks at a model of an astronaut suit at an exhibition marking China's achievements over the past 70 years, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing on Sept 26, 2019. - AFP
WUHAN (Xinhua): China's manned space programme has entered the mission preparation stage with the selection of a new group of 18 reserve astronauts.
According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the reserve astronauts, including one female, have been selected recently from 2,500 candidates. Among them are seven spacecraft pilots, seven space flight engineers and four payload experts.
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