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Tang Hongbo

Active· CNSA · Chinese

Tang Hongbo

Tang Hongbo (Chinese: 汤洪波; pinyin: Tāng Hóngbō) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Xiangtan, Hunan. A pilot in the...

Spaceflights

2

Time in space

279days

Spacewalks

3

Spacewalking

22 h 13 m

in total

Spacewalks

Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 10 hours

Shenzhou 12 EVA 1
Jul 4, 2021
6 h 46 m
Shenzhou 17 EVA 1
Dec 21, 2023
7 h 25 m
Shenzhou 17 EVA 2
Mar 1, 2024
8 h 02 m

0 h2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h

Flights

Success· Flight 2

Shenzhou 17

Launched: Oct 26, 2023 · 03:14 UTC
Rocket: Long March 2F/G
From: Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Destination: Tiangong Space Station
Landed: Apr 30, 2024

Crewmates

Jiang XinlinCNSA
Tang ShengjieCNSA

Success· Flight 1

Shenzhou 12

Launched: Jun 17, 2021 · 01:22 UTC
Rocket: Long March 2F/G
From: Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Destination: Tiangong space station
Landed: Sep 17, 2021

Crewmates

Nie HaishengCNSA
Liu BomingCNSA

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Biography

Tang Hongbo (Chinese: 汤洪波; pinyin: Tāng Hóngbō) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Xiangtan, Hunan. A pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, he was selected to be an astronaut in 2010.

Facts

Agency: CNSA
Status: Active
Nationality: Chinese
Born: October 1, 1975
First flight: Jun 17, 2021

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