Li Guangsu
Li Guangsu | |||||||
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李广苏 | |||||||
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| Born | July 1987 (age 37) Pei County, Jiangsu | ||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Alma mater | PLA Air Force Aviation University | ||||||
| Space career | |||||||
| PLAAC astronaut | |||||||
Previous occupation |  Fighter pilot, PLAAF | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant colonel, PLASSF | ||||||
Time in space | 100 days, 11 hours, 49 minutes (currently in space) | ||||||
| Selection | Chinese Group 3 | ||||||
Total EVAs | 1 | ||||||
Total EVA time | 8 hours, 23 minutes[1] | ||||||
| Missions | Shenzhou 18 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李广苏 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李廣蘇 | ||||||
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Li Guangsu (Chinese: 李广苏; born July 1987) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.[2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]Li was born in the town of Huzhai, Pei County, Jiangsu, in July 1987, to Li Houlin (李厚林), and Xu Guilan (徐桂兰).[5] He has an older sister and a younger brother.[6]
He applied for recruitment of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University in 2005. He graduated from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University.[6][4] He was enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2006, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 2011.[6][7][8]
Guangsu once served as the lieutenant colonel of a flying brigade of the Air Force Aviation Brigade and was first class pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force.[9][10] He participated in the astronaut selection in May 2018 and was selected as a fourth grade astronaut into the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps in September 2020.[6][11]
In 2024, he was selected as a crew member of Shenzhou 18, becoming the second astronaut from Pei County after Zhu Yangzhu.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Li Guangsu - EVA". spacefacts. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Astronauts of China's Shenzhou XVIII mission meet press". Chinadaily.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission". xinhuanet.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-18 mission meet press-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Zhang Xiaopei (张晓培) (24 April 2024). 徐州籍航天员李广苏父亲喊话儿子：放心执行任务. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d Zhan Kang (占康) (24 April 2024). 神十八航天员李广苏：越努力，越幸运. bjd.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission- China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Qiu Lifang (邱丽芳) (24 April 2024). 神十八航天员李广苏简历. news.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
李广苏，男，汉族，籍贯江苏沛县，学士学位。1987年7月出生，2006年9月入伍，2011年6月加入中国共产党，现为中国人民解放军航天员大队四级航天员，空军中校军衔。
- ^ "China reveals Shenzhou-18 crew for next space station mission". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "China to launch Shenzhou XVIII crewed spaceship on April 25". www.xhby.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "China to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship on April 25 | english.scio.gov.cn". english.scio.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Wong, Andy; Mistreanu, Simina. "China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ BAKER, GREG (2024-04-24). "Astronauts for China's Shenzhou-18 space mission (L-R) Li Guangsu, Ye Guangfu, and Li Cong leave a press conference". Hiawatha World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
