Tang Shengjie | |||||||
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唐胜杰 | |||||||
Born | December 1989 (age 34) | ||||||
Status | Active | ||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
Alma mater | Air Force Aviation University | ||||||
Occupation(s) | Lieutenant colonel, PLAAF | ||||||
Space career | |||||||
PLAAC astronaut | |||||||
Time in space | 187 days, 6 hours and 32 minutes | ||||||
Selection | Chinese Group 3 | ||||||
Missions | Shenzhou 17 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 唐胜杰 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 唐勝傑 | ||||||
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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]