Astronauts of China’s Shenzhou-19 mission meet press

Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe (C), Song Lingdong (R) and Wang Haoze, who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
JIUQUAN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday.
The Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 4:27 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced earlier at a press conference on Tuesday. ■

Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe (C), Song Lingdong (R) and Wang Haoze, who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

Cai Xuzhe, one of the three astronauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

Song Lingdong, one of the three astronauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Wang Haoze, one of the three astronauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

Wang Haoze, one of the three astronauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

Song Lingdong, one of the three astronauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

Cai Xuzhe, one of the three astronauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe (C), Song Lingdong (R) and Wang Haoze, who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe (C), Song Lingdong (R) and Wang Haoze, who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

Wang Haoze, one of the three astronauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Cai Xuzhe, one of the three astronauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Song Lingdong, one of the three astronauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 29, 2024. Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, met the press on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)