China to launch Shenzhou 15 manned spaceship on Nov 29

The combination of the Shenzhou 15 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket being transferred to the launching area in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov 21, 2022. - Xinhua

JIUQUAN (Xinhua): The Shenzhou 15 crewed spaceship will be launched at 11:08 pm Tuesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, announced the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Monday (Nov 28).

The spaceship will take three astronauts - Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu - to carry out the Shenzhou 15 spaceflight mission. Fei will be the commander, said Ji Qiming, assistant to the director of the CMSA, at a press conference.