Li Guangsu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Guangsu
李广苏
Li in 2025
BornJuly 1987 (age 37)
Pei County, Jiangsu
StatusActive
NationalityChinese
Alma materPLA Air Force Aviation University
Space career
PLAAC astronaut
Previous occupation
 Fighter pilot, PLAAF
Rank Lieutenant colonel, PLAAF
Time in space
192 days, 4 hours and 26 minutes
SelectionChinese Group 3
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
8 hours, 23 minutes[1]
MissionsShenzhou 18
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese李广苏
Traditional Chinese李廣蘇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Guǎngsū

Li Guangsu (Chinese: 李广苏; born July 1987) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.[2][3][4]

Biography

Li was born in the town of Huzhai [zh], Pei County, Jiangsu, in July 1987, to Li Houlin (李厚林), and Xu Guilan (徐桂兰).[5] He has an older sister and a younger brother.[6]

He applied for recruitment of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University in 2005. He graduated from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University.[6][4] He was enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2006, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 2011.[6][7][8]

Guangsu once served as the lieutenant colonel of a flying brigade of the Air Force Aviation Brigade and was first class pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force.[9][10] He participated in the astronaut selection in May 2018 and was selected as a fourth grade astronaut into the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps in September 2020.[6][11]

In 2024, he was selected as a crew member of Shenzhou 18, becoming the second astronaut from Pei County after Zhu Yangzhu.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Li Guangsu - EVA". spacefacts. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Astronauts of China's Shenzhou XVIII mission meet press". Chinadaily.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission". xinhuanet.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-18 mission meet press-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  5. ^ Zhang Xiaopei (张晓培) (24 April 2024). 徐州籍航天员李广苏父亲喊话儿子：放心执行任务. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Zhan Kang (占康) (24 April 2024). 神十八航天员李广苏：越努力，越幸运. bjd.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission- China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  8. ^ Qiu Lifang (邱丽芳) (24 April 2024). 神十八航天员李广苏简历. news.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 April 2024. 李广苏，男，汉族，籍贯江苏沛县，学士学位。1987年7月出生，2006年9月入伍，2011年6月加入中国共产党，现为中国人民解放军航天员大队四级航天员，空军中校军衔。
  9. ^ "China reveals Shenzhou-18 crew for next space station mission". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  10. ^ "China to launch Shenzhou XVIII crewed spaceship on April 25". www.xhby.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  11. ^ "China to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship on April 25 | english.scio.gov.cn". english.scio.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  12. ^ Wong, Andy; Mistreanu, Simina. "China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  13. ^ BAKER, GREG (2024-04-24). "Astronauts for China's Shenzhou-18 space mission (L-R) Li Guangsu, Ye Guangfu, and Li Cong leave a press conference". Hiawatha World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-24.

See also