Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-16 mission meet press

Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission wave to journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

JIUQUAN, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission, met the press on Monday.

The Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship is expected to be launched at 9:31 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Monday.

Jing Haipeng, one of the three Chinese taikonauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Zhu Yangzhu, one of the three Chinese taikonauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Gui Haichao, one of the three Chinese taikonauts who will carry out the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission answer questions from journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission wave to journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission answer questions from journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng (C), Zhu Yangzhu (R) and Gui Haichao for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission wave to journalists at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China May 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)