19 June 2021
Currently, the Astronaut Centre of China in Beijing is training the 3rd group of Chinese astronauts. The 18 new taikonauts－17 men and one woman－are in 3 groups: 7 will become spacecraft pilots, another 7 will eventually be space flight engineers and the last 4 will become mission payload specialists, CMSA said.
They are undergoing systematic and sophisticated training before qualifying for space missions.
The selection for the 3rd-generation team began in May 2018 and wrapped up in September 2020, involving 3 rounds of tests. About 2,500 applicants participated in the process.
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