Three astronauts to board Shenzhou-9 spacecraft

Source:Xinhua Published: 2012-6-15 16:44:00
This undated photo shows Jing Haipeng, 46, one of the three taikonauts who will be carried by the Shenzhou-9 spaceship for China's first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module. Jing was among the six trainees for the Shenzhou-6 mission in 2005, and also one of the three taikonauts who were carried by the Shenzhou-7 spaceship for China's third manned space mission in 2008. Photo: Xinhua
This undated photo shows Jing Haipeng, 46, one of the three taikonauts who will be carried by the Shenzhou-9 spaceship for China's first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module. Jing was among the six trainees for the Shenzhou-6 mission in 2005, and also one of the three taikonauts who were carried by the Shenzhou-7 spaceship for China's third manned space mission in 2008. Photo: Xinhua
 
This undated photo shows Liu Wang, 43, one of the three taikonauts who will be carried by the Shenzhou-9 spaceship for China's first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module. Liu became one of the country's first batch of astronauts in 1998. Photo: Xinhua
This undated photo shows Liu Wang, 43, one of the three taikonauts who will be carried by the Shenzhou-9 spaceship for China's first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module. Liu became one of the country's first batch of astronauts in 1998. Photo: Xinhua
This undated photo shows Liu Yang, 34, one of the three taikonauts who will be carried by the Shenzhou-9 spaceship for China's first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module. Liu was selected as a taikonaut in 2010. Photo: Xinhua
This undated photo shows Liu Yang, 34, one of the three taikonauts who will be carried by the Shenzhou-9 spaceship for China's first manned space docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module. Liu was selected as a taikonaut in 2010. Photo: Xinhua


Three astronauts, two male and one female, will board Shenzhou-9 spacecraft to fulfill China's first manned space docking mission.

They are Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang who is female, according to a decision made by China's manned space docking program headquarters.


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