Astronauts
Zhang Xiaoguang
Zhang Xiaoguang is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
He was born in May 1966 in Jinzhou, to a family of Manchu ethnicity and was a squadron commander in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force when he was selected to be an astronaut in 1998. He had accumulated 1000 flight-hours as of 2004. He was selected as part of the backup crew for the Shenzhou 9 mission. In 2013, he was selected to fly Shenzhou 10, the third spaceflight to the first Chinese space station Tiangong 1.
| Organization | China National Space Administration |
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| Nationality | |
| Status | Active |
| Flights | 1 |
| Time in space | 14 d 14 h 28 min |
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Provenance
| Source | Launch Library 2 — Active astronauts |
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| Feed | ll2/astronauts |
| Provider data as of | not stated |
| First observed here | 18 Oct 2026, 16:22 EDT |
| Last observed here | 18 Oct 2026, 16:22 EDT |
| In latest snapshot | Yes |
| Record identifier | f3697b38-78ce-58f3-aedc-2e183a4783ec |
Local observation history
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