Chen Quan Explained

Chen Quan
Type:PLAAC astronaut
Native Name:陈全
Native Name Lang:zh
Nationality:Chinese
Status:Retired
Previous Occupation: PLAAF fighter pilot
Rank:Senior colonel
Selection:Chinese Group 1
Mission:-->
Retirement:2014

Chen Quan (; born December 1963) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.

Chen was born in Suining, Sichuan, China.

He joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force and became a fighter interceptor pilot and later as a regiment commander in the PLAAF.

Career as an astronaut

Chen was selected to be an astronaut in 1998 and served as commander of the backup crew for Shenzhou 7 which flew in September 2008.

Chen Quan retired from the Astronaut Corps in 2014.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 中国航天员:矢志飞天 初心不改 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181112101237/http://www.xinhuanet.com/mil/2018-01/23/c_129797343.htm . dead . November 12, 2018 . Xue . Yanwen . 2018-01-24 . 2018-11-11 . Xinhua News Agency . Shan . Ruchao . Yang . Ru . Chinese Astronauts: Dedicated to Space Flight, Remain True to Original Intention . Li . Xiaofan.