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China’s Shenzhou-16 crew members: Who are Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao?

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Samuel Coleman

Published Jan 11, 2026

Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao will be a piece of a three-membered Shenzhou-16 mission
China intends to send its most memorable non military personnel to space
The monitored space apparatus will send off on Tuesday at 9:31 AM

Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao will be a piece of a three-membered Shenzhou-16 mission as China intends to send its most memorable non military personnel to space, a few news sources revealed Monday refering to the China Monitored Space Organization (CMSA).

The Shenzhou-16 monitored rocket will send off on Tuesday at 9:31 AM. It is the primary monitored spaceflight mission at the China Space Station, The Worldwide Times detailed. The group comprises of three kinds of taikonauts – a space pilot, a flight engineer, and a payload master.

Jing Haipeng will lead the mission. It is the 56-year-old’s fourth space visit. He is a significant general Individuals’ Freedom Armed force Ground Power (PLAGF). The taikonaut is likewise a military pilot in the PLA Flying corps (PLAAF).

Zhu Yangzhu will act as the flight engineer.

Gui Haichao will turn into the principal Chinese regular citizen to go to space. He is the mission’s payload master.

Shenzhou-16 crew:
JING Haipeng, ZHU Yangzhu and GUI Haichao

— China ‘N Asia Spaceflight 🚀🛰️🙏 (@CNSpaceflight) May 29, 2023


Haichao is a teacher of Rocket Elements and Control at Beihang College. The 36-year-old accepted his single man’s and PhD degrees in aeronautic design from Beihang College in 2009 and 2014. He then went to York College prior to moving to Ryerson College in Toronto, Canada. He simply got back to his place of graduation in 2017.

“He is additionally the principal payload master to visit the space station. He’s entrusted with doing logical analyses during his visit,” CGTN Worldwide Watch provided details regarding Twitter.

“As the main monitored spaceflight mission at the #ChinaSpaceStation application and improvement stage, Shenzhou-16 mission will incorporate two dockings and two clearing returns,” a CMSA representative said, according to The Worldwide Times.