China Selects 18 Reserve Astronauts for Manned Space Program: State Media

(Source: CMSA)

China has selected a new group of 18 reserve astronauts for its manned space program as it enters the mission preparation stage, China’s state media Xinhua said.

The 18 reserve astronauts, including a female, consist of 7 spacecraft pilots, 7 space flight engineers and 4 payload experts. They were selected from 2,500 candidates, according t…