Zhu Yangzhu
Zhu Yangzhu | |||||||
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朱杨柱 | |||||||
 Zhu Yangzhu | |||||||
| Born | September 1986 (age 37–38) | ||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||
| Nationality |  Chinese | ||||||
| Alma mater | National University of Defence Technology | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Senior colonel, PLAGF | ||||||
| Space career | |||||||
| PLAAC Astronaut | |||||||
Previous occupation | Associate Professor, PLA Strategic Support Force Space Engineering University | ||||||
Time in space | Currently in space | ||||||
| Selection | Chinese Group 3 | ||||||
| Missions | Shenzhou 16 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 朱阳柱 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 朱陽竹 | ||||||
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Zhu Yangzhu (Chinese: 朱杨柱; born September 1986[2]) is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2005, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 2006.[3]
Biography
Yangzhu was born in Pei County, Jiangsu, in September 1976. He was a Postdoctoral researcher at National Institute of Defence Technology.[4] He is a fourth-level astronaut in the Astronaut Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and has the rank of colonel in the army. He used to be an associate professor at the Aerospace Engineering University of the Strategic Support Force. In September 2020, as an aerospace flight engineer, he was selected in third taikonaut group. In June 2022, he was selected as the crew for the manned mission of Shenzhou 16, which launched on May 30, 2023.[5][3]
References
- ^ "China to send its first civilian astronaut into space". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ "China unveils Shenzhou 16 crew for space station mission".
- ^ a b "微博". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ "Yangzhu Zhu". scholar.google.se. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ "Shenzhou 16 Mission: Taikonauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, Gui Haichao make up Shenzhou 16 crew".
