Shenzhou XVI crew members share space stories

The Shenzhou XVI crew members shared their space stories with the public on Friday for the first time since their return from space last October, after the historic five-month mission involving China's first civilian astronaut.

The three crew members, Major General Jing Haipeng, the mission's commander, Colonel Zhu Yangzhu and Professor Gui Haichao, arrived at China's Tiangong space station last May, in the nation's 11th manned spaceflight and the fifth crewed mission to the space station.

Jing and spaceflight engineer Zhu are members of the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Division, while Gui, who served as the mission's payload specialist, is a doctoral supervisor at the Beijing-based Beihang University's Department of Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle Technology.