Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-14 mission meet press

Chen Dong (C), Liu Yang (R) and Cai Xuzhe, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

JIUQUAN, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, met the press on Saturday.

The Shenzhou-14 crewed spaceship will be launched at around 10:44 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced earlier on Saturday.

Chen Dong (C), Liu Yang (R) and Cai Xuzhe, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Chen Dong (C), Liu Yang (R) and Cai Xuzhe, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

Chen Dong (C), Liu Yang (R) and Cai Xuzhe, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

Chen Dong (C), Liu Yang (R) and Cai Xuzhe, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Chen Dong, Chinese astronaut for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 4, 2022. Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, met the press on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Liu Yang, Chinese astronaut for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 4, 2022. Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, met the press on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Cai Xuzhe, Chinese astronaut for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, meets the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 4, 2022. Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, the three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission, met the press on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)