Who are the third batch of astronauts?

China's third batch of 18 astronauts had been selected, and they would continue to carry out space station missions. This group of astronauts included seven space pilots, seven space flight engineers, and four load specialists. After more than two years of training, they had already completed all the basic subjects and most of the professional technical subjects. According to the space station application and development phase follow-up mission planning, some of the third batch of astronauts had begun targeted training for follow-up missions. In the near future, some of the third batch of astronauts would join the flight crew of the space station mission and gradually become the main force.

The second batch of astronauts consisted of Liu Yang, Wang Yaping, Chen Dong, Tang Hongbo, Ye Guangfu, Cai Xuzhe, and Zhang Lu.

The second batch of astronauts consisted of seven people, but no specific information was provided about their retirement. Therefore, it was impossible to determine whether any of the second batch of astronauts would retire.

China's second batch of astronauts was selected in May 2009. After three stages of review, five male astronauts and two female astronauts were selected from the active pilots of the Air Force. These astronauts all had a bachelor's degree and were between 30 and 35 years old, with an average age of 32.4 years old. Among them, five male astronauts were active Air Force fighter pilots and two female astronauts were active transport pilots. Most of them had carried out major flight missions such as earthquake relief and military exercises in the Sichuan earthquake. They had excellent flight skills and excellent psychological quality. These astronauts would receive intense and arduous learning and training tasks in order to realize the transformation from pilots to astronauts as soon as possible and shoulder the mission of China's manned space flight. Compared with the first batch of astronauts, the selection criteria for the second batch of astronauts paid more attention to the age factor. When they were selected, they were generally around 30 years old, nearly 10 years younger than the first batch of astronauts. In addition, the selection of the third batch of astronauts would be more relaxed. Not only would they have to select aerospace pilots from the Air Force pilots, but they would also have to select engineers and technicians from the professional fields of aerospace related technology to meet the needs of aerospace flight engineering.

The second batch of astronauts appeared in 2016 and 2022. In 2016, Chinese astronaut Ye Guangfu made his first public appearance. He was one of the second batch of male astronauts. In 2022, the Shenzhou 14 astronauts made an official appearance at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, including Chen Dong, Liu Yang, and Cai Xuzhe. Therefore, the second batch of astronauts appeared at these two points in time.

The second batch of astronauts had been in the sky for the longest time. He waited for about 12 years and 7 months, from May 7, 2010, when he was selected as the second batch of astronauts to November 29, 2022, when he carried out the "God 15" mission.

The list of the second batch of astronauts had been announced, including five male astronauts and two female astronauts. The astronauts were Chen Dong, Tang Hongbo, Ye Guangfu, Cai Xuzhe, Zhang Lu, Liu Yang, and Wang Yaping. These astronauts were selected from the active pilots of the Air Force through a rigorous selection process. They had rich flight experience and excellent flight skills. These astronauts would become the main force of China's manned space missions in the next 10 years and make important contributions to the development of China's space industry.

The Shenzhou-16 astronauts were composed of Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao.

The three astronauts on Shenzhou 17 were Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin.

The astronauts on Shenzhou-6 were Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng.