Zhu Yangzhu

Zhu Yangzhu
朱杨柱
Zhu Yangzhu
BornSeptember 1986 (age 38)
Pei County, Jiangsu, China[1]
StatusActive
NationalityChinese
Alma materNational University of Defence Technology
Occupation(s)Senior colonel, PLAGF
Space career
PLAAC astronaut
Previous occupation
Associate Professor, PLA Strategic Support Force Space Engineering University
Time in space
153 days, 22 hours and 41 minutes
SelectionChinese Group 3
MissionsShenzhou 16
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese朱杨柱
Traditional Chinese朱楊柱
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Yáng Zhù

Zhu Yangzhu (Chinese: 朱杨柱; born September 1986) is a Chinese engineer and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2005, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 2006.[2]

  1. ^ "China to send its first civilian astronaut into space". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "微博". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved 29 May 2023.