There are three astronauts onboard the Shenzhou VII: Zhai Zhigang (commander), Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng.

The Shenzhou 7 manned spacecraft was launched with a Long March 2F rocket from the Manned Space Launch Site of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China at 21:10:04.988 milliseconds on September 25, 2008. There are three astronauts on board Shenzhou 7: Zhai Zhigang (commander), Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng.

Zhai Zhigang performed extravessel operations, and Liu Boming assisted in the orbital module, achieving the first spacewalk in Chinese history, making China a country capable of spacewalking.

Historical background:

The Shenzhou 7 manned space flight conducted four major scientific experiments and set four firsts in the field of China's manned spaceflight, that is, astronauts achieved capsule, astronauts released accompanying small satellites, carried out scientific research on extravehicular space materials, and implemented the first application of "Tianlian-1".

Among them, "Chinese astronauts performed the first space walk" was the most attracting topic in this space event. ", the fourth milestone after "Chang'e-1".