ASTRONAUT

Tang Hongbo

1975 - Today

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Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo (Chinese: 汤洪波; pinyin: Tāng Hóngbō; born October 1975) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut. He flew on his first spaceflight to the Tiangong space station as a part of the Shenzhou 12 mission, the first to visit the station. He was the commander of the Shenzhou 17 mission, making him the first taikonaut to visit Tiangong twice. As of May 2024, Tang has spent 279 days in space, and held the Chinese record for the longest spaceflight duration until surpassed by Ye Guangfu later in the same year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tang Hongbo is the 492nd most popular astronaut (up from 497th in 2019), the 1,243rd most popular biography from China (down from 1,224th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Chinese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Tang Hongbo ranks 492 out of 556Before him are Richard A. Searfoss, William Oefelein, Aleksandr Samokutyayev, Hazza Al Mansouri, Victor J. Glover, and Roger K. Crouch. After him are Kenneth Ham, Michael T. Good, James H. Newman, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Garrett Reisman, and Alvin Drew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Tang Hongbo ranks 716Before him are Bryan Konietzko, Giorgio Rocca, Oleksandr Horyainov, Christian Manfredini, José Ilson dos Santos, and Karl Yune. After him are Chelsea Handler, Alex Felipe Nery, Toshimasa Toba, Michael Svensson, Patxi Vila, and Eduard Koksharov.

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In China

Among people born in China, Tang Hongbo ranks 1,243 out of 1,610Before him are Liu Dong (1973), Li Xiaopeng (1981), Zhou Mi (1986), Emilia Schüle (1992), Gao Feng (1982), and Qin Kanying (1974). After him are Lin Li (1970), Hao Junmin (1987), Yan Sen (1975), Yuan Xinyue (1996), Zhang Linpeng (1989), and Li Xiaopeng (1975).

Among ASTRONAUTS In China

Among astronauts born in China, Tang Hongbo ranks 13Before him are Jing Haipeng (1966), Liu Boming (1966), Zhai Zhigang (1966), Liu Wang (1969), Wang Yaping (1980), and Chen Dong (1978).