China to send youngest astronaut, mice on space mission this week

Astronauts for China's Shenzhou-21 space mission Zhang Hongzhang (L), Commander Zhang Lu (C) and Wu Fei (R) attend a press conference a day before the launch of the mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, in northwest China on October 30, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)