China Sends Its Youngest Crew To Space On Shenzhou-17

Chen Chuanren October 26, 2023

Shenzhou 17 crew (left to right), Jiang Xinlin, Tang Shengjie and Tang Hongbo.

Credit: China Manned Space Agency
SINGAPORE—China has sent its youngest set of astronauts to space on the Shenzhou-17 mission, which lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on a Long March-2F rocket at 11:14 a.m. local time Oct. 26. With an average age of 39, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin comprise the youngest...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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