Jiang Xinlin

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Jiang Xinlin
江新林
Henan Province, China
StatusActive
NationalityChina Chinese
Alma materPLA Army Armored Forces Academy College
Occupation(s)Lieutenant colonel, PLAAF
Space career
PLAAC astronaut
Time in space
Currently in space
SelectionChinese Group 3
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
7 hours 52 minutes
MissionsShenzhou 17
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin
Jiāng Xīn Lín

Jiang Xinlin (

Shenzhou program.[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2006.[2][3][4]

Biography

Jiang was born in

Chinese People's Liberation Army and is a first class PLA Air Force pilot for 10 years.[5][6][7] During this time, Jiang flew more than 1,000 hours safely, was rated as a first-class pilot of the Air Force, and served as the deputy captain of a flying brigade of the Air Force Aviation Brigade, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the PLAAF.[3][8][9]

In 2018, he participated in the selection of the third batch of taikonauts. In September 2020, as an aerospace

Tiangong Space Station on Shenzhou-17 on 26 October 2023 and docked later on the same day.[3][13]

References

  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. ^ a b c "Profile: Jiang Xinlin, from tank driver to taikonaut-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  4. ^ a b Beil, Adrian (2023-10-25). "Shenzhou-17 Crew Launches to Tiangong Space Station". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ^ 王晗. "12th crewed mission to focus on space debris". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  6. ^ "China's Shenzhou-17 Space Mission: Check Details Of Country's Youngest-Ever Astronauts Crew". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  7. ^ Woo, Ryan (2023-10-26). "China's youngest-ever crew of astronauts heads to space station". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  8. ^ "神舟十七号飞行乘组简介来了! - 新华网客户端". app.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  9. ^ AFP (2023-10-27). "China launches new mission to space station". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  10. ^ Lei, Zhao. "18 picked for nation's 3rd generation of astronauts". China Daily. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  11. ^ "我国第三批预备航天员选拔工作顺利完成 18名预备航天员入选_滚动新闻_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  12. ^ "China's Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship docks with space station combination-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  13. ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-17 crew for space station mission". english.www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.


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