China’s Space Station Will ‘Definitely’ Welcome Foreign Astronauts in Near Future

What’s new: China plans to allow foreign astronauts and space tourists to visit its space station, the authorities said Wednesday.

“More new members from different backgrounds will be definitely welcomed to the China Space Station in the near future,” said Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), during a press conference.

Lin also announced the identities of the three astronauts that will crew the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft, which is scheduled to begin its journey to the space station on Thursday night Beijing time.