Li Guangsu (Chinese: 李广苏; 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 Huzhai [zh], Pei County, Jiangsu, in July 1987, to Li Houlin (李厚林), and Xu Guilan (徐桂兰).[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]

References

  1. ^ "Li Guangsu - EVA". spacefacts. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Astronauts of China's Shenzhou XVIII mission meet press". Chinadaily.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission". xinhuanet.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-18 mission meet press-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  5. ^ Zhang Xiaopei (张晓培) (24 April 2024). 徐州籍航天员李广苏父亲喊话儿子:放心执行任务. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Zhan Kang (占康) (24 April 2024). 神十八航天员李广苏:越努力,越幸运. bjd.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission- China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  8. ^ Qiu Lifang (邱丽芳) (24 April 2024). 神十八航天员李广苏简历. news.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 April 2024. 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。
  9. ^ "China reveals Shenzhou-18 crew for next space station mission". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  10. ^ "China to launch Shenzhou XVIII crewed spaceship on April 25". www.xhby.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  11. ^ "China to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship on April 25 | english.scio.gov.cn". english.scio.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  12. ^ Wong, Andy; Mistreanu, Simina. "China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  13. ^ 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". Hiawatha World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-24.

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