Astronauts of the Chinese crewed space program, called taikonauts, who are selected and trained by the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps and fly on the Shenzhou spacecraft and to the Tiangong space station. A person belongs here when the cited article calls them a taikonaut or an astronaut of China. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
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Wikipedia: Yang Liwei
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Yang Liwei (simplified Chinese: 杨利伟; traditional Chinese: 楊利偉; born 21 June 1965) is a Chinese major general, former military pilot, and former taikonaut of the People's Liberation Army.
Wang Yaping - Wikipedia
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Wang Yaping (Chinese: 王亚平; pinyin: Wáng Yàpíng; born January 1980) is a Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut.
Zhai Zhigang - Wikipedia
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Zhai Zhigang (Chinese: 翟志刚; pinyin: Zhái Zhìgāng; born 11 October 1966) is a Chinese major general of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as a People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.
Jing Haipeng - Wikipedia
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A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he was selected to be a PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) astronaut in 1998.
Fei Junlong - Wikipedia
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Fei Junlong (Chinese: 费俊龙; pinyin: Fèi Jùnlóng; born 5 May 1965) is a Chinese military pilot and taikonaut.
Liu Yang - Wikipedia
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Liu Yang (Chinese: 刘洋; pinyin: Liú Yáng; born October 6, 1978) is a Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut.
Lai Ka-ying (Wikipedia)
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Lai Ka-ying (Chinese: 黎家盈; pinyin: Lí Jiāyíng; Jyutping: Lai4 Gaa1jing4; born November 1982) is a Hong Kong astronaut who is a member of the Shenzhou 23 mission to the Tiangong space station.
Zhu Yangzhu (Wikipedia)
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Zhu Yangzhu (Chinese: 朱杨柱; born September 1986) is a Chinese engineer and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Nie Haisheng (Wikipedia)
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Nie Haisheng (born 13 October 1964) is a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as an taikonaut and the third commander (unit chief) of the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC).
Wikipedia: Zhang Zhiyuan (astronaut)
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Zhang Zhiyuan (Chinese: 张志远; born June 1986) is a Chinese astronaut from Baiyin, Gansu.
Cai Xuzhe (Wikipedia)
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Cai Xuzhe (Chinese: 蔡旭哲; born May 1976) is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Wang Haoze (Wikipedia)
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Wang Haoze (Chinese: 王浩泽; born March 1990), is a Chinese aerospace engineer and astronaut.
Ye Guangfu (Wikipedia)
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Ye Guangfu (Chinese: 叶光富; pinyin: Yè Guāngfù; born September 1980) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Liu Wang (Wikipedia)
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Liu Wang (simplified Chinese: 刘旺; traditional Chinese: 劉旺; pinyin: Liú Wàng, born 25 March 1969) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Tang Hongbo (Wikipedia)
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Tang Hongbo (Chinese: 汤洪波; pinyin: Tāng Hóngbō; born October 1975) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.
Jiang Xinlin (Wikipedia)
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Jiang Xinlin (Chinese: 江新林; born February 1988) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Zhang Hongzhang (Wikipedia)
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Zhang Hongzhang (Chinese: 张洪章; born April 1986) is a Chinese researcher, payload specialist, and taikonaut selected for the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Tang Shengjie (Wikipedia)
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Tang Shengjie (Chinese: 唐胜杰; born December 1989) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Li Guangsu (Wikipedia)
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Li Guangsu (Chinese: 李广苏; born July 1987) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.
Song Lingdong (Wikipedia)
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Song Lingdong (Chinese: 宋令东; born August 1990) is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Deng Qingming (Wikipedia)
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Deng Qingming (Chinese: 邓清明; pinyin: Dèng Qīngmíng; born 16 March 1966) is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Zhang Xiaoguang (Wikipedia)
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Zhang Xiaoguang (simplified Chinese: 张晓光; traditional Chinese: 張曉光; pinyin: Zhāng Xiǎoguāng; born May 1966) is a Chinese military pilot and taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Chen Zhongrui (Wikipedia)
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Chen Zhongrui (Chinese: 陈中瑞; born October 1984) is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.
Wikipedia: Chen Dong (taikonaut)
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Chen Dong (simplified Chinese: 陈冬; traditional Chinese: 陳冬; pinyin: Chén Dōng; born 12 December 1978) is a Chinese fighter pilot and taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Zhang Lu (taikonaut) (Wikipedia)
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Zhang Lu (Chinese: 张陆; born November 1976) is a Chinese astronaut in the Shenzhou program.
Li Cong (Wikipedia)
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Li Cong (Chinese: 李聪; born October 1989) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.
Wikipedia: Liu Boming (taikonaut)
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A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he was selected into the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) in 1998.
Wikipedia: Wang Jie (taikonaut)
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Wang Jie (Chinese: 王杰; born September 1989) is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.
Wikipedia: Wu Fei (taikonaut)
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Wu Fei (Chinese: 武飞; born October 1993) is a Chinese taikonaut and a member of the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps, holding the rank of major.
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