Tang Hongbo

Chinese - (CNSA)

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Date of Birth: Oct. 1, 1975
Age: 49

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.

Spaceflight Record

Tang Hongbo flew on two previous launch(es).

Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 12

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
June 17, 2021, 1:22 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

First crewed flight to the Chinese large modular space station.

Low Earth Orbit

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Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 17

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 26, 2023, 3:14 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

Sixth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.

Low Earth Orbit

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Administrator: Tang Dengjie

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. The CNSA has many launch sites around China with their orbital sites located in Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang.

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