Tang Shengjie

Tang Shengjie
唐胜杰
Tang Shengjie
BornDecember 1989 (age 34)
StatusActive
NationalityChina Chinese
Alma materAir Force Aviation University
Occupation(s)Lieutenant colonel, PLAAF
Space career
PLAAC astronaut
Time in space
187 days, 6 hours and 32 minutes
SelectionChinese Group 3
MissionsShenzhou 17
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese胜杰
Traditional Chinese勝傑
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáng Shèng Jié

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]

  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. ^ "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.