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China to send youngest astronaut and 4 lab mice on space mission
short by Girish Kumar Anshul / on Thursday, 30 October, 2025
China will launch Shenzhou-21 mission to its Tiangong space station on Friday night. The crew includes 32-year-old Wu Fei, the youngest Chinese astronaut to go to space, along with Zhang Lu and Zhang Hongzhang. Four lab mice- two male and two female- will also travel for China's first in-orbit rodent experiments. The mission supports China's 2030 crewed Moon goal.
read more at Hindustan Times