reporter learned from China Manned Space Engineering Office on the 2nd that in order to meet the needs of the follow-up missions of the manned space project, the selection of the fourth batch of reserve astronauts in my country has been started recently.
selected a total of 12 to 14 reserve astronauts, including 7 to 8 space pilots, space flight engineer and a total of 5 to 6 payload experts, including about 2 payload experts. Aerospace pilots are selected from among the active pilots of the three armed forces, aerospace engineers are selected from scientific research and engineering technicians engaged in aerospace engineering and related fields, and payload experts are selected from scientific researchers engaged in space science research and application-related fields.
The selection of reserve astronauts will be organized and implemented by the China Manned Space Engineering Office.
Source: Xinhua News Agency client, Xinhuanet WeChat official account
Reporter: Li Guoli