China's Shenzhou-21 taikonauts meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:44 p.m. on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. Taikonauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang will embark on the mission. Zhang Lu leads as commander, as confirmed by the China Manned Space Agency during Thursday's press conference.