Zhang Lu (taikonaut)

Zhang Lu
张陆
Zhang in November 2022
BornNovember 1976 (age 47–48)
Hanshou County, Hunan, China
StatusActive
NationalityChinese
Alma materPLA Air Force Aviation University
Space career
PLAAC astronaut
Previous occupation
Fighter pilot, PLAAF
RankSenior colonel, PLASSF
Time in space
186 days, 7 hours and 25 minutes
SelectionChinese Group 2
Total EVAs
4
Total EVA time
7 hours, 6 minutes (1st EVA only)
≥27 hours[1]
MissionsShenzhou 15
Childrenone daughter
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张陆
Traditional Chinese張陸
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Lù

Zhang Lu (Chinese: 张陆; born November 1976) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.[2] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1999, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1999.

Zhang launched on the Shenzhou 15 mission to the Tiangong space station.

  1. ^ 中国新闻社; 中国新闻社 (4 June 2023). "神舟十五号航天员乘组返回" (in Chinese (China)). 中国新闻社. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ Zhang Jun (张珺) (28 November 2022). 神十五航天员张陆:给神十四航天员带了礼物,希望有惊喜. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 November 2022.