Tang Shengjie
唐胜杰
Tang Shengjie
BornDecember 1989 (age 34)
Dingxi, Gansu, China
StatusActive
NationalityChina Chinese
Alma materAir Force Aviation University
Occupation(s)Lieutenant colonel, PLAAF
Space career
PLAAC Astronaut
Time in space
Currently in space
SelectionChinese Group 3
MissionsShenzhou 17
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese唐胜杰
Traditional Chinese唐勝傑

Tang Shengjie (Chinese: 唐胜杰; born December 1989) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2008.[2][3][4]

Biography

Tang was born in Dingxi, Gansu, northwest China in December 1989. Since childhood, Tang had been indulging in activities needed to become a taikonaut. He graduated from Air Force Aviation University in 2012. He is a fourth-level astronaut in the Astronaut Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and is a first class PLA Air Force pilot since 13 years.[5] He once served as the captain of a flying squadron of a certain brigade of the Air Force Aviation Corps, and was thus selected in PLAAF.[6][7] During this time, he flew six different aircraft and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the PLAAF.[3][8][9]

In September 2020, as an aerospace flight engineer, he was selected in third taikonaut group.[10][11] He went through strenuous astronaut training like underwater training for EVAs which he cleared off successfully. Tang appreciates photographing. Two years later in June 2022, he was selected as the crew for the manned mission of Shenzhou 17 as an operator. He flew to Tiangong Space Station on Shenzhou-17 on 26 October 2023 and docked later on the same day.[12] As of now, Tang Shengjie is youngest taikonaut in space.[3][13]

References

  1. ↑ "China discloses tasks of Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-17 mission meet press". english.www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Profile: Tang Shengjie, China's youngest astronaut to enter space station-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  4. ↑ Beil, Adrian (2023-10-25). "Shenzhou-17 Crew Launches to Tiangong Space Station". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ↑ 王晗. "12th crewed mission to focus on space debris". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  6. ↑ "神舟十七号飞行乘组简介来了！ - 新华网客户端". app.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  7. ↑ "China's Shenzhou-17 Space Mission: Check Details Of Country's Youngest-Ever Astronauts Crew". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  8. ↑ AFP (2023-10-27). "China launches new mission to space station". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  9. ↑ Woo, Ryan (2023-10-26). "China's youngest-ever crew of astronauts heads to space station". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  10. ↑ Lei, Zhao. "18 picked for nation's 3rd generation of astronauts". China Daily. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "我国第三批预备航天员选拔工作顺利完成 18名预备航天员入选_滚动新闻_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  12. ↑ "China's Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship docks with space station combination-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  13. ↑ "China unveils Shenzhou-17 crew for space station mission". english.www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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