Biographies of Taikonauts (yuhangyuans)
Zhai |
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Zhigang |
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People's Republic of China |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 21.11.1966 |
| Birthplace: | Longjiang, Heilongjiang Province |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 05.01.1998 |
| Selection group: | China-1 |
| Position: | Pilot |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Shenzhou-7 | CDR | 25.09.2008 - 28.09.2008 | 2d 20h 27m |
| 2 | Shenzhou-13 / TG Expedition 2 | CDR | 15.10.2021 - 16.04.2022 | 182d 09h 32m |
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| Total | 185d 05h 59m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Shenzhou-5 | A |
| 2 | Shenzhou-6 | CDR |
| 3 | Shenzhou-12 | CDR |
Additional information
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Graduated from
PLA Airforce Aviation Institute, 1989; he gradually
grew from a flying squadron leader to be a pilot trainer; Senior Colonel;
selected to the first Chinese cosmonaut (yuhangyuan) detachment; he has logged
950 hours flying time; first backup for
Shenzhou V;
hobbies: calligraphy, likes to dance and repairing broken items and installing
gadgets. |
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Last update on December 27, 2023.  |
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