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Shenzhou 21 flight engineer Wu Fei, celebrating his first spaceflight, sent a Lunar New Year message to people on Earth below.
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
In the 1950s, there would have been a captain, a co-pilot, a flight engineer, a navigator, and a radio operator all in the cockpit.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The astronauts are scheduled to land back on Earth before the next space station crew arrives in orbit, though NASA flight engineer Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts will remain onboard.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Fincke, the mission's commander, and flight engineer Cardman were anticipated to complete a 6.5 hour spacewalk on Thursday to install hardware outside the ISS.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
In the 1950s, there would have been a captain, a co-pilot, a flight engineer, a navigator, and a radio operator all in the cockpit.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The astronauts are scheduled to land back on Earth before the next space station crew arrives in orbit, though NASA flight engineer Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts will remain onboard.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Fincke, the mission's commander, and flight engineer Cardman were anticipated to complete a 6.5 hour spacewalk on Thursday to install hardware outside the ISS.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Flight engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20engineer. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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