The twenty-three astronauts are traveling by car to the launch site.

On May 24th, the Long March-2F Y23 carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 manned spacecraft will launch into space at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan, and Li Jiaying are escorted by the diplomatic motorcade as they travel to the launch site.