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According to CMSA, the crew for the upcoming Shenzhou-23 mission has been formally confirmed. The defining feature of this assignment: for the first time, an astronaut from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will take part in a crewed flight to the Tiangong (天宫) space station. The announcement was published on 23 May 2026 via the official CMSA website.
CMSA’s announcement included details on the full crew composition and further mission particulars, including the planned launch aboard a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC). Information on the remaining crew members and the intended mission duration was contained in the official release at the time of reporting.
The inclusion of a taikonaut from Hong Kong represents, in CMSA’s framing, a symbolically significant step for China’s human spaceflight programme. The Tiangong station has steadily expanded its operations in recent years, and Shenzhou-23 is set to continue the rotation of its long-duration crew.