Zhang Lu (taikonaut)
Zhang Lu | |
|---|---|
张陆 | |
PLA Air Force Aviation University | |
| Space career | |
| PLAAC astronaut | |
Previous occupation |  Fighter pilot, PLAAF |
| Rank | Senior colonel, PLASSF |
Time in space | 186 days, 7 hours and 25 minutes |
| Selection | Chinese Group 2 |
Total EVAs | 4 |
Total EVA time | 7 hours, 6 minutes (1st EVA only) |
| Missions | Shenzhou 15 |
| Children | one daughter |
| Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Lù |
Zhang Lu (Chinese: 张陆; born November 1976) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the
Zhang launched on the Shenzhou 15 mission to the Tiangong space station.
Biography
Zhang was born into a fisherman's family in Hanshou County, Hunan, in November 1976. He attended Chengguan No. 4 Primary School (城关四小), Zhanlepin Middle School (詹乐贫中学) and Hanshou County No. 1 High School (汉寿一中).[2] In 1981, at the age of 5, his family relocated to downtown Hanshou County, where they engaged in freshwater aquaculture.[3] Due to hard work and thrift, his family became a 10,000-Yuan-Household (万元户) in the early days of the Chinese economic reform.[3] In his early teens, he developed taste for singing.[4]
After graduating from the current
Personal life
Zhang married in 2003 and has a daughter.[5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zhuo Meng (卓萌) (28 November 2022). 汉寿儿郎张陆入选“神十五”乘组，“新出差三人组”11月29日晚飞赴苍穹. hunantoday.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b Qiu Chenhui (邱晨辉) (28 November 2022). 航天员张陆曾梦想当歌手 如今一路高歌向九天. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Zhou Zijing (周子静) (28 November 2022). 航天员张陆：放弃歌手梦想的他，没想到有一天能在太空歌唱. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ISSN 1002-6282.