{"id":41534,"date":"2025-11-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4824638_CN24638_0"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:00:00","slug":"overlooking-mountains-and-rivers-from-high-above-dream-chasers-from-the-shenzhou-21-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=41534","title":{"rendered":"Overlooking mountains and rivers from high above: Dream-chasers from the Shenzhou-21 Crew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">BEIJING&nbsp;<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 14, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; A news report from China.org.cn on the Shenzhou-21 Crew:<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder9883\" align=\"center\" readability=\"8\">\n<p title=\"Overlooking mountains and rivers from high above:Dream-chasers from the Shenzhou-21 Crew\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k0ZQnV4A47Y\" frameborder=\"0\">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;<\/iframe><br \/><span>Overlooking mountains and rivers from high above:Dream-chasers from the Shenzhou-21 Crew<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sizzling barbecued chicken wings and mouth-watering steaks, one bite and rich juices burst in your mouth\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Too ordinary, you say? But what if this is happening 400km above Earth, at <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> space station?<\/p>\n<p>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">November 1<\/span>, the six astronauts from <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> Shenzhou-20 and Shenzhou-21 crews made a successful rendezvous in orbit. With their new equipment \u2014&nbsp;a hot air oven, they had a BBQ feast in space.<\/p>\n<p>The crew for Shenzhou-21 features an astronaut trio born in the 1970s, the 80s, and the 90s, respectively. Their roles \u2014&nbsp;space pilot, flight engineer and payload specialist \u2014&nbsp;complement one another, covering every facet of the mission.<\/p>\n<p>Mission commander <span class=\"xn-person\">Zhang Lu<\/span> has always dreamed of &#8220;reaching for the sky&#8221; since childhood. At the age of 46, as a member of <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> second batch of astronauts, Zhang fulfilled his lifelong dream aboard the Shenzhou-15 mission. The fascinating universe deeply captivated Zhang. After returning to Earth, he faced the challenges of age \u2014&nbsp;slower recovery and declining stamina. Yet he pushed himself harder than anyone in his training. &#8220;Passing every training test with the best performance possible, that&#8217;s the standard I set for myself,&#8221; Zhang said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, <span class=\"xn-person\">Zhang Lu<\/span> excelled after rounds of rigorous selection, and was named the mission commander of the Shenzhou-21 crew, leading two astronauts from <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> third batch to once again knock on the door of the &#8220;Heavenly Palace&#8221; (Tiangong). In the trio, <span class=\"xn-person\">Wu Fei<\/span>, who just turned 32, is so far the youngest astronaut in <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> space program.<\/p>\n<p>As an engineer, <span class=\"xn-person\">Wu Fei<\/span> has taken part in a number of <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> major space projects, from manned spaceflight to lunar and deep space exploration. When the call came for the selection of a spaceflight engineer, he signed up without a second thought. On the day he learned he had been chosen in 2020, he was fine-tuning the thermal test equipment of the Tianhe core cabin \u2014&nbsp;the very cabin that he helped build and care for through countless trials, and that later became the &#8220;home&#8221; for him and other Chinese astronauts in orbit. After many years, one can imagine how proud and touched <span class=\"xn-person\">Wu Fei<\/span> was when he &#8220;reunited&#8221; with this cabin away from the Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The third member of the crew is Zhang Hongzhang, who is also a scientific researcher. As a payload specialist, he is responsible for conducting various scientific experiments aboard the station. Besides the ones designed by Zhang himself, there&#8217;s another one that garners wide attention \u2014&nbsp;the in-orbit breeding and observation of four mice, two males and two females. &#8220;The experiment projects in the space station carry the dedication and efforts of research staff on Earth, and to complete their work in space is not only an honor, but a profound responsibility,&#8221; said Zhang Hongzhang.<\/p>\n<p>Over a millennium ago, Song Dynasty poet Xin Qiji once dreamed: &#8220;On wings of wind &#8216;neath the boundless sky I fly; overlook mountains and rivers from above high.&#8221; Today, that vision has taken form \u2014&nbsp;humanity can now look down upon the Earth, and even &#8220;reach&#8221; for the stars. The journey of exploring deep space stretches far and long, yet generations of astronauts and scientists have pressed on, upholding and advancing <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> space endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to a smooth and successful mission for the Shenzhou-21 crew, and seeing them write a new chapter in <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> manned spaceflight story.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>China Mosaic <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/video\/node_7230027.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/video\/node_7230027.htm<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Overlooking mountains and rivers from high above:Dream-chasers from the Shenzhou-21 Crew<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/video\/2025-11\/14\/content_118176667.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/video\/2025-11\/14\/content_118176667.shtml<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING&nbsp;, Nov. 14, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; A news report from China.org.cn on the Shenzhou-21 Crew: &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Overlooking mountains and rivers from high above:Dream-chasers from the Shenzhou-21 Crew Sizzling barbecued chicken wings and mouth-watering steaks, one bite and rich juices burst in your mouth\u2026 Too ordinary, you say? 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