ASTRONAUT

Zhai Zhigang

1966 - Today

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Zhai Zhigang (Chinese: 翟志刚; pinyin: Zhái Zhìgāng; born 11 October 1966) is a Chinese major general of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as a People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, he became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk. He was a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter pilot. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Zhai Zhigang is the 352nd most popular astronaut (up from 466th in 2024), the 1,058th most popular biography from China (up from 1,190th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Zhai Zhigang ranks 352 out of 556. Before him are Ulrich Walter, Yury Lonchakov, Scott Kelly, Naoko Yamazaki, Reinhold Ewald, and Steven Lindsey. After him are Jerome Apt, Michael Foale, Mike Melvill, Helen Sharman, Charles L. Veach, and Guy Gardner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Zhai Zhigang ranks 491. Before him are Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, Louis Ferreira, Roman Kosecki, Sabine Moussier, Andrew Wood, and Valdas Ivanauskas. After him are Maria Furtwängler, Pamela Adlon, DJ Premier, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Alfred Nijhuis, and Gail Devers.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhai Zhigang ranks 1,058 out of 1,610. Before him are Dylan Wang (1998), Zhang Jike (1988), Qu Yunxia (1972), Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948), Pauline Chan Bo-Lin (1973), and Liang Wudong (1959). After him are Wei Wei (1963), Raymond Lam (1979), Shan Sa (1972), Huang Zhihong (1965), Zhang Jingchu (1980), and Zhang Yuan (1963).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In China

Among astronauts born in China, Zhai Zhigang ranks 9. Before him are Liu Yang (1978), Taylor Wang (1940), Fei Junlong (1965), Nie Haisheng (1964), Jing Haipeng (1966), and Liu Boming (1966). After him are Liu Wang (1969), Wang Yaping (1980), Chen Dong (1978), Zhang Xiaoguang (1966), Tang Hongbo (1975), and Deng Qingming (1966).

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