A send-off ceremony was held at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for the three taikonauts set to travel into space aboard the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft. Xu Xueqiang, chief commander of China's manned space missions, ordered Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu to carry out the Shenzhou-15 mission. The taikonauts have trained for more than a decade. They will live aboard the China Space Station for six months and witness the official establishment of the station.