Astronauts of China's Shenzhou XXI mission meet press

Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu (C), Wu Fei (R) and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou XXI spaceflight mission, meet the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Oct 30, 2025. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou XXI spaceflight mission, met the press on Thursday.

The Shenzhou XXI crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:44 pm Friday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference earlier on the day.