This is a list of Chinese astronauts (or 'taikonauts'), people trained by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. As the Chinese space program developed during the sixties, various proposals for manned spacecraft were made.
The first manned spacecraft proposed by the People's Republic of China during the late 1960s and early 70s was the Shuguang One which was expected to bring the first Chinese astronaut in 1973 into space.
For this programme 19 astronauts were selected in 1971. However, shortly after these plans were made, several leading scientists attached to the project were denounced during the Cultural Revolution, bringing progress to a standstill. Instead, NASA astronaut Taylor Wang became the first Chinese person in space in 1985.
For China’s current Shenzhou program several astronauts were selected. In 2003, Yang Liwei was launched aboard Shenzhou 5, becoming the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. This achievement made China the third country to independently send humans into space. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk. In 2012, Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman to be launched into space when she was launched aboard Shenzhou 9.
Chinese astronauts enter new space station after 6.5 hour flight
Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo entered the space station core module Tianhe on June 17, 2021. Full Story: https://www.space.com/shenzhou-12-docks-china-space-station-tianhe
They launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert and docked with the orbital outpost about 6.5 hours later.
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published: 17 Jun 2021
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Chinese astronauts light candle with match on Tiangong space station to show flame behavior
Chinese astronaut conduct a spherical flame experiment during an orbit to ground space lecture using a match and a candle. Full Story: https://www.space.com/china-tiangong-space-station-light-match-fire-microgravity
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Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong completed the Shenzhou-14 crew's second extravehicular activities (EVA) outside the Tiangong space station on Sept. 17, 2022. They installed "extravehicular assistance handles and the extended pump set of the load circuits," according to China Central Television. Full Story: https://www.space.com/chinese-astronauts-tiangong-space-station-wentian-spacewalk-september-2022
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Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo entered the space station core module Tianhe on June 17, 2021. Full Story: https://www.space.com/she...
Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo entered the space station core module Tianhe on June 17, 2021. Full Story: https://www.space.com/shenzhou-12-docks-china-space-station-tianhe
They launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert and docked with the orbital outpost about 6.5 hours later.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)
Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo entered the space station core module Tianhe on June 17, 2021. Full Story: https://www.space.com/shenzhou-12-docks-china-space-station-tianhe
They launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert and docked with the orbital outpost about 6.5 hours later.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)
China sent a spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the...
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Chinese astronaut conduct a spherical flame experiment during an orbit to ground space lecture using a match and a candle. Full Story: https://www.space.com/chi...
Chinese astronaut conduct a spherical flame experiment during an orbit to ground space lecture using a match and a candle. Full Story: https://www.space.com/china-tiangong-space-station-light-match-fire-microgravity
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Chinese astronauts have completed China's first in orbit transfer of crew aboard the Tiangong space station.
Known as Taikonauts, the transfer marks a historic...
Chinese astronauts have completed China's first in orbit transfer of crew aboard the Tiangong space station.
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Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong completed the Shenzhou-14 crew's second extravehicular activities (EVA) outside the Tiangong space station on Sept. 1...
Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong completed the Shenzhou-14 crew's second extravehicular activities (EVA) outside the Tiangong space station on Sept. 17, 2022. They installed "extravehicular assistance handles and the extended pump set of the load circuits," according to China Central Television. Full Story: https://www.space.com/chinese-astronauts-tiangong-space-station-wentian-spacewalk-september-2022
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Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong completed the Shenzhou-14 crew's second extravehicular activities (EVA) outside the Tiangong space station on Sept. 17, 2022. They installed "extravehicular assistance handles and the extended pump set of the load circuits," according to China Central Television. Full Story: https://www.space.com/chinese-astronauts-tiangong-space-station-wentian-spacewalk-september-2022
footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV)
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Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo entered the space station core module Tianhe on June 17, 2021. Full Story: https://www.space.com/shenzhou-12-docks-china-space-station-tianhe
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Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong completed the Shenzhou-14 crew's second extravehicular activities (EVA) outside the Tiangong space station on Sept. 17, 2022. They installed "extravehicular assistance handles and the extended pump set of the load circuits," according to China Central Television. Full Story: https://www.space.com/chinese-astronauts-tiangong-space-station-wentian-spacewalk-september-2022
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This is a list of Chinese astronauts (or 'taikonauts'), people trained by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. As the Chinese space program developed during the sixties, various proposals for manned spacecraft were made.
The first manned spacecraft proposed by the People's Republic of China during the late 1960s and early 70s was the Shuguang One which was expected to bring the first Chinese astronaut in 1973 into space.
For this programme 19 astronauts were selected in 1971. However, shortly after these plans were made, several leading scientists attached to the project were denounced during the Cultural Revolution, bringing progress to a standstill. Instead, NASA astronaut Taylor Wang became the first Chinese person in space in 1985.
For China’s current Shenzhou program several astronauts were selected. In 2003, Yang Liwei was launched aboard Shenzhou 5, becoming the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. This achievement made China the third country to independently send humans into space. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk. In 2012, Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman to be launched into space when she was launched aboard Shenzhou 9.