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Shenzhou-16 launches successfully. The first flight engineer from NUDT enters China's space station

2023/05/30

On May 30th, the launch of Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft achieved a complete success. Three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao constitutes the Shenzhou-16 crew.


Zhu Yangzhu is the first astronaut graduated from NUDT and also the first flight engineer entering China's space station. This is his first space trip, also the first step for technical workers into the space, lighting a future where more technicians can travel to space stations.


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