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Zhai Zhigang (Chinese: 翟志刚; pinyin: Zhái Zhìgāng; born 11 October 1966[2]) 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.[3] He was a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter pilot.

Zhai Zhigang
翟志刚
Zhai in 2008
Born	(1966-10-11) 11 October 1966 (age 56) Longjiang County, Heilongjiang, China
Status	Active
Alma mater	PLA Air Force Aviation University
Space career
PLAAC Taikonaut
Previous occupation	Fighter pilot, PLAAF
Rank	Major General, PLASSF
Time in space	363 days, 6 hours and 0 minutes
Selection	Chinese Group 1
Total EVAs	3
Total EVA time	12 hours 58 minutes[1]
Missions	Shenzhou 7, Shenzhou 13
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	翟志刚
Traditional Chinese	翟志剛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhái Zhìgāng

Air Force career

Zhai was born in Longjiang County, Heilongjiang Province. He enrolled at the PLA Air Force Aviation University and studied to be a fighter pilot and then as a squadron leader. Zhai became a lieutenant colonel and pilot trainer in the PLAAF after logging 1000 hours of flying time.[4]

Astronaut Corps career

In 1996, Zhai was selected to trial for the taikonaut program and was selected to be the first group of fourteen in 1998. He was one of three members of the final group to train for the Shenzhou 5 flight. Yang Liwei was picked for the flight, with Zhai Zhigang ranked second ahead of Nie Haisheng. Zhai was one of the six taikonauts in the final training for Shenzhou 6. The Ta Kung Pao newspaper had reported that Zhai Zhigang and Nie Haisheng were the leading pair, after having been in the final group of three for Shenzhou 5. However, Zhai had been paired with Wu Jie during training. Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng flew the flight.

Zhai, along with Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng was selected for prime crew on Shenzhou 7, with Zhai as commander, on 17 September 2008. On 25 September 2008, at 21:10 CST, they launched into space as the first three-man crew for China, China's third human spaceflight mission.[5][6] On 27 September 2008, Zhai became the first Chinese astronaut to spacewalk, completely outside the craft. Fellow crew member Liu Boming stood by at the airlock and could be seen straddling the portal. Zhai successfully completed his spacewalk at 18:25 CST.[7] Zhai wore the Chinese developed Feitian space suit, while Liu wore the Russian derived Orlan-M space suit.

Zhai was selected as commander to fly on the Shenzhou 13 alongside Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu as his second spaceflight mission to the Tiangong space station.[8] On 7 November 2021, Zhai carried out his second spacewalk alongside Wang who became China's first woman to perform a spacewalk.[9] On 26 December 2021, Zhai carried out his third spacewalk with Ye.[10]

Personal life

Zhai's favourite pastimes are calligraphy, dancing and gadgets. He is married to Zhang Shujing and has one son.

See also

• List of Chinese taikonauts

References

External links

• "We want to fly higher for China: stories of Zhai Zhigang". PLA Daily. 22 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2 March 2006.
• Zhai Zhigang at the Encyclopedia Astronautica. Accessed 22 July 2005.
• Spacefacts biography of Zhai Zhigang

На других языках

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[de] Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang (chinesisch .mw-parser-output .Hant{font-size:110%}翟志剛 / .mw-parser-output .Hans{font-size:110%}翟志刚, Pinyin Zhái Zhìgāng; * 21. November 1966 in Longjiang, Provinz Heilongjiang)[1] ist ein chinesischer Kampfpilot und Raumfahrzeugführer der Sonderstufe beim Raumfahrerkorps der Volksbefreiungsarmee.[2] Er führte 2008 den ersten chinesischen Außenbordeinsatz durch und hatte 2022 nach dem Ende der Mission Shenzhou 13 mit drei EVAs die meisten Außenbordeinsätze im Raumfahrerkorps absolviert.

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- [en] Zhai Zhigang

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[es] Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang (Qiqihar, 10 de octubre de 1966) es un taikonauta chino, siendo el primer hombre de este país que realizó un paseo espacial como comandante de la misión Shenzhou 7, tercera misión de la Administración Espacial Nacional China que fue lanzada al espacio exterior el 25 de septiembre de 2008.[1]

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[fr] Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang, né le 10 octobre 1966, est un pilote de chasse chinois sélectionné comme astronaute en 1998.

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[it] Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang[1] (in cinese semplificato: 翟志刚; in cinese tradizionale: 翟志剛) (10 ottobre 1966) è un astronauta cinese.

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[ru] Чжай Чжиган

Чжай Чжига́н (кит. упр. 翟志刚, пиньинь Zhái Zhìgāng; род. 10 октября 1966) — первый китайский космонавт, вышедший в открытый космос (2008).

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