Liu Boming (taikonaut)
Liu Boming | |
|---|---|
 Liu Boming speaking at the Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
| Born | September 1966 |
| Status | Active |
| Nationality |  Chinese |
| Occupation | Fighter pilot |
| Space career | |
| CNSA Astronaut | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, PLAAF |
Time in space | 2d 20h 18m |
| Selection | Chinese Group 1 |
| Missions | Shenzhou 7 |
Liu Boming (simplified Chinese: 刘伯明; traditional Chinese: 劉伯明; pinyin: Líu Bó Míng; born September 1966) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, he was selected to be an CNSA member in 1998.
CNSA career
Liu was one of the six astronauts in the final training for Shenzhou 6.[citation needed]
Liu, along with Zhai Zhigang and Jing Haipeng, were chosen to be the main crew of Shenzhou 7, with Zhai as commander, on 17 September 2008. On 25 September, at 21:10 CST, they launched into space as China's third human spaceflight mission, and the first Chinese mission ever to have a three-man crew.[1] Liu and Zhai participated in China's first-ever space walk. Liu wore a Russian Orlan-M spacesuit, while Zhai wore the Chinese-made Feitian space suit. Liu remained in the open portal of the orbital module, assisting Zhai on his spacewalk; later in the space walk, Liu also performed a stand-up extra-vehicular activity, partially leaving the orbital module in order to hand Zhai a Chinese flag.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/26/content_7060750.htm
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan (2008-09-29). "JSR No. 601 draft". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- Liu Boming at the Encyclopedia Astronautica. Accessed 23 July 2005.
- Spacefacts biography of Liu Boming
See also
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