Cai Xuzhe
Cai Xuzhe | |||||||
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| Born | May 1976 (age 48) | ||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||
| Nationality |  Chinese | ||||||
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| PLAAC Astronaut | |||||||
Previous occupation |  PLAAF fighter pilot | ||||||
| Rank | Senior Colonel, PLASSF | ||||||
Time in space | Currently in space | ||||||
| Selection | Chinese Group 2[1] | ||||||
| Missions | Shenzhou 14 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 蔡旭哲 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蔡旭哲 | ||||||
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Cai Xuzhe (Chinese: 蔡旭哲; born May 1976[2]) is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Biography
Cai was born in Shenzhou, Hebei province in 1976.[2] He served as a fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, and was subsequently selected to be an astronaut in 2010.[3] His name was revealed as part of Group 2 in 2011.[4]
He has been selected to fly on Shenzhou 14.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Taikonaut Biography: Cai Xuzhe". 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ a b "神舟十四號三位航天員陳冬、劉洋、蔡旭哲簡介" (in Chinese). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Cosmonaut Selection: China". spacefacts.de. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Names of China's Secret Astronauts Revealed by Autographed Envelope". 7 December 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Cai Xuzhe". Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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