Tang Hongbo
Tang Hongbo is a Chinese fighter pilot, senior colonel, and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps taikonaut who has flown twice to Tiangong. He was part of the first crew to visit China's and later became the first person to visit Tiangong twice.
- Born
- October 1, 1975
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Xiangtan County, Hunan,China
Flights
2
Spacewalks
3
EVA time
22 hours, 3 minutes
In space
279 days, 10 hours, 43 minutes
Bio
Tang was born in Xiangtan County, Hunan, and entered the People's Liberation Army Air Force in 1995. He trained as a fighter pilot and later became a group before selection into China's second astronaut group in 2010.
His first flight, Shenzhou 12, launched in June 2021 with Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming for China's first crewed Tiangong mission. He returned to the station as commander of Shenzhou 17 in October 2023 with Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin.
Tang has three totaling 22 hours, 3 minutes, including the first Tiangong EVA on Shenzhou 12 and two Shenzhou 17 spacewalks. His completed total is 279 days, 10 hours, 43 minutes in space.