Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze will carry out the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceflight mission, with Cai serving as the commander, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at a press conference on Tuesday.

The Shenzhou-19 spacecraft is scheduled for launch at 4:27 a.m. on Wednesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the CMSA.

On Tuesday, the three Shenzhou-19 taikonauts also met with the press at the launch center. Cai completed the Shenzhou-14 mission in 2022, while Song and Wang, both born in 1990 and part of the third batch of Chinese astronauts, are newcomers to space.