16 October 2016
Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong will carry out the Shenzhou 11 mission, Wu Ping, Deputy Director of China's Manned Space Engineering Office, told a press conference on 16 October. The 50-year-old Jing will be commander of the mission. It will be Jing's third spaceflight following his Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008 and Shenzhou 9 mission in 2012.
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