Song Lingdong (Chinese: 宋令东; born August 1990) is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Biography
Song was born in Heze, Shandong, in August 1990.[1] In 2007, he enrolled at Air Force Aviation University. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2008, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 2013.[1]
Song was an air force pilot.
On 29 October 2024, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze were assigned to the Shenzhou 19 crewed spaceflight mission.[2] Then, on 17 December 2024, during this mission's first EVA, he broke the record with Cai Xuzhe for the longest spacewalk in human history, of 9 hours and 6 minutes, with the assistance of the space station's robotic arms and ground-based scientific personnel, completed tasks such as the installation of space debris protection devices, inspection, and maintenance of external equipment and facilities.[3]
References
- ^ a b Zhang Wei (张伟); Wang Gang (王刚) (29 October 2024). “龙马组合”来了 神十九乘组亮相！. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-19 crew for space station mission". news.cn. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Jones, Andrew (2024-12-17). "Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
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| Tiangong space station (Expedition 8) |
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