BEIJING: Chinese taikonauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze will carry out the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceflight mission, scheduled for launch at 4:27 am Wednesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Tuesday.
Of the three taikonauts, Wang, the only female space flight engineer in China currently, has inspired many Chinese netizens with her experiences and dedication.
Wang is currently China’s only female space flight engineer and will become the third Chinese woman to embark on a crewed spaceflight mission, the agency noted.
The Global Times stated that Wang majored in thermal and power engineering at college, and focused on plasma detonation during her graduate studies. After graduation, she was engaged in the pre-research work of rocket engines.
“As an aerospace professional, I never thought that I would become a taikonaut someday, this is so valuable and also so cool,” Wang said, ‘I enjoy chall
enging uncharted fields and acquiring new knowledge.’
Source: Emirates News Agency