Recently, Wang Wei, Director of the Space Station General Research Office of the General Design Department of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency that the selection of the third batch of astronauts is wider than the previous two batches, which is also for the future space station The need for long-term operation in orbit.
Wang Wei said that the previous mission was relatively specific, and the mission of the experiment was to verify manned space technology and carry out some scientific experiments on a moderate scale.
However, in the later operation of the space station, the goal gradually shifted from technical testing to application.
Therefore, in addition to professional aerospace pilots, there are also flight engineers who are mainly responsible for the maintenance of the space station.
In addition, some load experts will be selected for applications, and load experts will do some technical research and development for scientific experiments.
Therefore, its selection criteria are somewhat different from those of aerospace pilots, and professional fields must be considered. There are some requirements for their professional activities in space, and there are some differences in the standards.
(Reporter Guo Chaokai Liu Chao produced Lu Huiqian)
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]