A series of photos were released to salute Chinese space heroes that show they train for the special conditions that they will be confronted with during launch, in space, and during landing.
Becoming an astronaut doesn’t happen overnight. Each astronaut candidate must go through years of education and “hell-like” training before they are qualified and to ensure personal safety and successful missions.
Over 140 training exercises are prepared for the astronaut candidates, including how to adapt to a new gravity environment, prepare for missions, and survive in the wild.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Astronaut Team of the People’s Liberation Army, hailed as a “heroic unit.” The team has sent over 11 astronauts to the space with six successful manned space flights on the self-developed Shenzhou spacecraft.
