China selects 18 new astronauts in preparation for space station launch – Space.com

China has selected a third group of astronauts for the nation’s coming space station
, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Oct. 1.
The 18 new astronauts 17 men and one woman fall into three groups. Seven were chosen from aviators from the People’s Liberation Army Air Force and will become spacecraft pilots. Another seven will become spaceflight engineers and were researchers or technicians in aeronautics, astronautics and other related fields. The last four will be mission payload speci…

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