Li Guangsu Explained

Li Guangsu
Native Name:李广苏
Native Name Lang:zh
Type:PLAAC astronaut
Nationality:Chinese
Status:Active
Birth Place:Pei County, Jiangsu
Alma Mater:PLA Air Force Aviation University
Rank: Lieutenant colonel, PLAAF
Space Time:192 days, 4 hours and 26 minutes
Evas:1
Eva Time:8 hours, 23 minutes[1]
Selection:Chinese Group 3
Missions:Shenzhou 18
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
S:李广苏
T:李廣蘇
P:Lǐ Guǎngsū

Li Guangsu (; born July 1987) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

Li was born in the town of, Pei County, Jiangsu, in July 1987, to Li Houlin, and Xu Guilan .[5] He has an older sister and a younger brother.[6]

He applied for recruitment of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University in 2005. He graduated from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University.[6] [4] He was enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2006, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 2011.[6] [7] [8]

Guangsu once served as the lieutenant colonel of a flying brigade of the Air Force Aviation Brigade and was first class pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force.[9] [10] He participated in the astronaut selection in May 2018 and was selected as a fourth grade astronaut into the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps in September 2020.[6] [11]

In 2024, he was selected as a crew member of Shenzhou 18, becoming the second astronaut from Pei County after Zhu Yangzhu.[12] [13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Li Guangsu - EVA. spacefacts. 13 June 2024.
  2. News: Astronauts of China's Shenzhou XVIII mission meet press . 24 April 2024 . Chinadaily.com . 24 April 2024.
  3. News: China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission . 24 April 2024 . xinhuanet.com . 24 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-18 mission meet press-Xinhua . 2024-04-24 . english.news.cn.
  5. News: Zhang Xiaopei (Chinese: 张晓培) . https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_27146317 . zh:徐州籍航天员李广苏父亲喊话儿子：放心执行任务 . thepaper . 24 April 2024 . 24 April 2024 . zh.
  6. News: Zhan Kang (Chinese: 占康) . https://news.bjd.com.cn/2024/04/24/10755486.shtml . zh:神十八航天员李广苏：越努力，越幸运 . bjd.com.cn . 24 April 2024 . 24 April 2024 . zh.
  7. Web site: China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission- China.org.cn . 2024-04-24 . www.china.org.cn.
  8. News: Qiu Lifang (Chinese: 邱丽芳) . http://www.news.cn/politics/20240424/8d3de705f9b84d47886f4dc275e605d2/c.html . zh:神十八航天员李广苏简历 . news.cn . 24 April 2024 . 26 April 2024 . Chinese: 李广苏，男，汉族，籍贯江苏沛县，学士学位。1987年7月出生，2006年9月入伍，2011年6月加入中国共产党，现为中国人民解放军航天员大队四级航天员，空军中校军衔。 . zh.
  9. Web site: 2024-04-24 . China reveals Shenzhou-18 crew for next space station mission . 2024-04-24 . South China Morning Post . en.
  10. Web site: China to launch Shenzhou XVIII crewed spaceship on April 25 . 2024-04-24 . www.xhby.net.
  11. Web site: China to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship on April 25 english.scio.gov.cn . 2024-04-24 . english.scio.gov.cn.
  12. Web site: Wong . Andy . Mistreanu . Simina . China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program . 2024-04-24 . . en.
  13. Web site: BAKER . GREG . 2024-04-24 . Astronauts for China's Shenzhou-18 space mission (L-R) Li Guangsu, Ye Guangfu, and Li Cong leave a press conference . 2024-04-24 . Hiawatha World Online . en.

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