1st LD: Jing Haipeng, Chen Dong to carry out China's Shenzhou-11 mission

Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong will carry out the Shenzhou-11 mission, a spokesperson said Sunday.

The 50-year-old Jing will be commander of the mission, Wu Ping, deputy director of China's manned space engineering office, told a press conference.

It will be Jing's third spaceflight following his Shenzhou-7 mission in 2008 and Shenzhou-9 mission in 2012.

The two astronauts will board the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Wu said. Endi