This is a list of Chinese astronauts, sometimes called taikonauts. The list includes people trained by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft.
Chinese taikonauts on a 2010 Somalia stamp
As the Chinese space program developed during the sixties, various proposals for crewed spacecraft were made. The first crewed spacecraft proposed by the People's Republic of China during the late 1960s and early 1970s was the Shuguang One which was expected to bring the first Chinese astronaut in 1973 into space.[1] For this programme 19 astronauts were selected in 1971.[1] However, shortly after these plans were made, several leading scientists attached to the project were denounced during the Cultural Revolution, bringing progress to a standstill.[1] Instead, NASA astronaut Taylor Wang, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, became the first ethnically Chinese person in space in 1985.
The People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps was established in 1998 for the selection of Shenzhou program astronauts.[2] In 2003, Yang Liwei was launched aboard Shenzhou 5, becoming the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program.[3] This achievement made China the third country to independently send humans into space. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk.[4] In 2012, Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman to be launched into space aboard Shenzhou 9 and also the first aboard a space station Tiangong-1.[5] In 2021, Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space during the Shenzhou 13 mission.[6]
As of October 2023[update], twenty Chinese nationals have traveled in space.
Member of the first three-person Chinese crew in space. First repeat Chinese national in space. Commander of the first Chinese crew to achieve crewed spacecraft docking.
China announced that 18 people, 17 men and 1 woman, had been selected as new astronauts. The positions were broken down as 7 spacecraft pilots ("aviators of the People's Liberation Army Air Force"), 7 flight engineers ("former researchers or technicians in aeronautics, astronautics and other related fields"), and 4 mission payload specialists ("those involved in space science and through applications for China's manned space program").
As of October 2023, only names of those selected to fly to space have been revealed.
China announced that 12 to 14 people are to be selected as new astronauts. The positions were broken down as 7-8 spacecraft pilots ("aviators of the People's Liberation Army Air Force") and 5-6 spaceflight engineers ("former researchers or technicians in aeronautics, astronautics and other related fields"). Up to two of the latter group will become payload specialists ("those involved in space science and through applications for China's manned space program"). Candidacy was extended to include Hong Kong and Macau.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of Chinese astronauts news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a list of Chinese astronauts sometimes called taikonauts The list includes people trained by the China National Space Administration CNSA to command pilot or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft Chinese taikonauts on a 2010 Somalia stampAs the Chinese space program developed during the sixties various proposals for crewed spacecraft were made The first crewed spacecraft proposed by the People s Republic of China during the late 1960s and early 1970s was the Shuguang One which was expected to bring the first Chinese astronaut in 1973 into space 1 For this programme 19 astronauts were selected in 1971 1 However shortly after these plans were made several leading scientists attached to the project were denounced during the Cultural Revolution bringing progress to a standstill 1 Instead NASA astronaut Taylor Wang a naturalized U S citizen born in China became the first ethnically Chinese person in space in 1985 The People s Liberation Army Astronaut Corps was established in 1998 for the selection of Shenzhou program astronauts 2 In 2003 Yang Liwei was launched aboard Shenzhou 5 becoming the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program 3 This achievement made China the third country to independently send humans into space During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008 Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk 4 In 2012 Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman to be launched into space aboard Shenzhou 9 and also the first aboard a space station Tiangong 1 5 In 2021 Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space during the Shenzhou 13 mission 6 As of October 2023 update twenty Chinese nationals have traveled in space Contents 1 Astronauts 1 1 Flown 1 2 By selection group 2 See also 3 ReferencesAstronauts editFlown edit Name Name in Chinese Photograph Mission s dates NotesYang Liwei 杨利伟 nbsp Shenzhou 5 October 15 2003 First Chinese national in space First solo person in space who was not flown on a Soviet Russian or American spacecraft Fei Junlong 费俊龙 nbsp Shenzhou 6 October 12 16 2005 Shenzhou 15 November 29 2022 June 3 2023 Commander of the first two person Chinese crew in space Nie Haisheng 聂海胜 nbsp Shenzhou 6 October 12 16 2005 Shenzhou 10 June 11 26 2013 Shenzhou 12 June 17 September 17 2021 Member of the first two person Chinese crew in space Jing Haipeng 景海鹏 nbsp Shenzhou 7 September 25 28 2008 Shenzhou 9 June 16 29 2012 Shenzhou 11 October 17 November 18 2016 Shenzhou 16 May 30 2023 present Member of the first three person Chinese crew in space First repeat Chinese national in space Commander of the first Chinese crew to achieve crewed spacecraft docking Liu Boming 刘伯明 nbsp Shenzhou 7 September 25 28 2008 Shenzhou 12 June 17 September 17 2021 Member of the first three person Chinese crew in space Zhai Zhigang 翟志刚 nbsp Shenzhou 7 September 25 28 2008 Shenzhou 13 October 15 2021 April 16 2022 First Chinese national to walk in space Commander of the first Chinese three person crew in space Liu Wang 刘旺 nbsp Shenzhou 9 June 16 29 2012 Member of the first Chinese crew to achieve crewed spacecraft docking Liu Yang 刘洋 nbsp Shenzhou 9 June 16 29 2012 Shenzhou 14 June 5 December 4 2022 First Chinese woman in space Member of first Chinese crew to achieve crewed spacecraft docking Zhang Xiaoguang 张晓光 nbsp Shenzhou 10 June 11 26 2013 Conducted crewed spacecraft rendezvous and docking Wang Yaping 王亚平 nbsp Shenzhou 10 June 11 26 2013 Shenzhou 13 October 15 2021 April 16 2022 Second Chinese female taikonaut and the first Chinese woman to travel twice in space First Chinese woman to walk in space Chen Dong 陈冬 nbsp Shenzhou 11 October 17 November 18 2016 Shenzhou 14 June 5 December 4 2022 Conducted multiple space experiments Tang Hongbo 汤洪波 nbsp Shenzhou 12 June 17 September 17 2021 Shenzhou 17 October 26 2023 present Ye Guangfu 叶光富 nbsp Shenzhou 13 October 15 2021 April 16 2022 Cai Xuzhe 蔡旭哲 nbsp Shenzhou 14 June 5 December 4 2022 Deng Qingming 邓清明 nbsp Shenzhou 15 November 29 2022 June 3 2023 Zhang Lu 张陆 nbsp Shenzhou 15 November 29 2022 June 3 2023 Zhu Yangzhu 朱杨柱 nbsp Shenzhou 16 May 30 2023 present Gui Haichao 桂海潮 nbsp Shenzhou 16 May 30 2023 present First payload specialist first civilian taikonaut in spaceTang Shengjie 唐胜杰 nbsp Shenzhou 17 October 26 2023 present Jiang Xinlin 江新林 nbsp Shenzhou 17 October 26 2023 present By selection group edit Shuguang Group May 1970 Chai Hongliang Dong Xiaohai Du Jincheng Fang Guojun Hu Zhanzi Li Shichang Liu Chongfu Liu Zhongyi Lu Xiangxiao Ma Zizhong Meng Senlin Shao Zhijian Wang Fuhe Wang Fuquan Wang Quanbo Wang Rongsen Wang Zhiyue Yu Guilin Zhang Ruxiang Group 1October 1996Li Qinglong mission backup commander Shenzhou 5 retired in 2014 7 Wu Jie mission backup commander Shenzhou 6 retired in 2014 7 January 1998Chen Quan mission backup commander Shenzhou 7 retired in 2014 7 Deng Qingming mission Shenzhou 15 backup Shenzhou 9 Shenzhou 10 Shenzhou 11 Shenzhou 12 Fei Junlong mission commander Shenzhou 6 Shenzhou 15 backup Shenzhou 7 Jing Haipeng missions Shenzhou 7 commander Shenzhou 9 Shenzhou 11 Shenzhou 16 Liu Boming missions Shenzhou 7 Shenzhou 12 Liu Wang mission Shenzhou 9 Nie Haisheng missions Shenzhou 6 Shenzhou 10 Shenzhou 12 backup Shenzhou 7 Shenzhou 9 Pan Zhanchun retired in 2014 7 Yang Liwei mission commander Shenzhou 5 Zhai Zhigang missions Shenzhou 7 Shenzhou 13 backup Shenzhou 6 Zhang Xiaoguang mission backup Shenzhou 9 Shenzhou 10 Zhao Chuandong retired in 2014 7 Group 2 March 2010 8 9 Cai Xuzhe mission Shenzhou 14 Chen Dong missions Shenzhou 11 commander Shenzhou 14 Liu Yang missions Shenzhou 9 Shenzhou 14 Tang Hongbo mission Shenzhou 12 Shenzhou 17 Wang Yaping missions Shenzhou 10 Shenzhou 13 backup Shenzhou 9 Ye Guangfu mission Shenzhou 13 Zhang Lu mission Shenzhou 15 Group 3 October 2020 10 China announced that 18 people 17 men and 1 woman had been selected as new astronauts The positions were broken down as 7 spacecraft pilots aviators of the People s Liberation Army Air Force 7 flight engineers former researchers or technicians in aeronautics astronautics and other related fields and 4 mission payload specialists those involved in space science and through applications for China s manned space program As of October 2023 only names of those selected to fly to space have been revealed Gui Haichao mission Shenzhou 16 Zhu Yangzhu mission Shenzhou 16 Tang Shengjie mission Shenzhou 17 Jiang Xinlin mission Shenzhou 17 Group 4 October 2022 11 China announced that 12 to 14 people are to be selected as new astronauts The positions were broken down as 7 8 spacecraft pilots aviators of the People s Liberation Army Air Force and 5 6 spaceflight engineers former researchers or technicians in aeronautics astronautics and other related fields Up to two of the latter group will become payload specialists those involved in space science and through applications for China s manned space program Candidacy was extended to include Hong Kong and Macau See also editChinese women in space Chinese American astronauts Taylor Wang Franklin Chang Diaz Leroy Chiao Ed Lu List of astronauts List of astronauts by selection Shuguang Group 1970 list China Group 1996 list Chinese Group 1 listReferences edit a b c Shuguang 1 Archived from the original on 2007 07 14 Retrieved 2011 02 13 Xi Qixin Fan Juwei Liu Cheng 2003 10 17 Xu Dongmei ed 中国航天员诞生记 Birth of Chinese Astronauts Xinhua net Xinhua Retrieved 2018 11 11 Shenzhou 5 Archived from the original on 2011 06 28 Retrieved 2011 02 13 Shenzhou 7 Archived from the original on September 28 2008 Retrieved 2011 02 13 Jonathan Amos 18 June 2012 Shenzhou 9 docks with Tiangong 1 BBC News Shenzhou 13 Crew Conducts First Extravehicular Activities Wang Yaping Becomes First Female Chinese Astronaut to Spacewalk Pandaily 2021 11 08 Retrieved 2021 11 11 a b c d e Xue Yanwen Shan Ruchao Li Xiaofan 2018 01 24 Yang Ru ed 中国航天员 矢志飞天 初心不改 Chinese Astronauts Dedicated to Space Flight Remain True to Original Intention Xinhua News Agency Archived from the original on November 12 2018 Retrieved 2018 11 11 China 2 spacefacts de Space com Names of China s Secret Astronauts Revealed by Autographed Envelope Robert Z Pearlman 7 December 2011 Lei Zhao 18 picked for nation s 3rd generation of astronauts China Daily Retrieved 9 October 2020 China begins recruitment for 4th batch of astronauts Space com 4 October 2022 Retrieved 4 March 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Chinese astronauts amp oldid 1182004269, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
