Jiang Xinlin
蒋新林
Jiang Xinlin
BornFebruary 1988 (age 35)
Qiu County, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China
StatusActive
NationalityChina Chinese
Alma materPLA Army Armored Forces Academy College
Occupation(s)Lieutenant colonel, PLAAF
Space career
PLAAC Astronaut
Time in space
Currently in space
SelectionChinese Group 3
MissionsShenzhou 17
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese蒋新林
Traditional Chinese蔣新林

Jiang Xinlin (Chinese: 蒋新林; born February 1988) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2006.[2][3][4]

Biography

Jiang was born in rural Qiu County, Kaifeng, Henan Province, in February 1988. He did part time jobs since a very young age to fulfill his family necessities. In 2006, Jiang was admitted to the former PLA Army Armored Forces Academy College In September 2006, he enlisted in the PLA and became a ground force tank driver. Later in 2010, after Jiang Xinlin graduated from the PLA Army Armored Forces Academy College, participated in the Air Force pilot selection and was selected.[4] He is a fourth-level astronaut in the Astronaut Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and is a first class PLA Air Force pilot since 10 years.[5][6][7] During this time, Jiang flew more than 1,000 hours safely, was rated as a first-class pilot of the Air Force, and served as the deputy captain of a flying brigade of the Air Force Aviation Brigade and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the PLAAF.[3][8][9]

In 2018, he participated in the selection of the third batch of taikonauts. In September 2020, as an aerospace flight engineer, he was selected in third taikonaut group.[10]He went through strenuous astronaut training like field survival and zero gravity rotating chair which he had difficulties initially but cleared them off successfully. [11] Two years later in June 2022, he was selected as the crew for the manned mission of Shenzhou 17 as an system operator.[12] He flew to Tiangong Space Station on Shenzhou-17 on 26 October 2023 and dockedlater on the same day.[3][13]

References

  1. ↑ "China discloses tasks of Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-17 mission meet press". english.www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Profile: Jiang Xinlin, from tank driver to taikonaut-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  4. 1 2 Beil, Adrian (2023-10-25). "Shenzhou-17 Crew Launches to Tiangong Space Station". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ↑ 王晗. "12th crewed mission to focus on space debris". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  6. ↑ "China's Shenzhou-17 Space Mission: Check Details Of Country's Youngest-Ever Astronauts Crew". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  7. ↑ Woo, Ryan (2023-10-26). "China's youngest-ever crew of astronauts heads to space station". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  8. ↑ "神舟十七号飞行乘组简介来了！ - 新华网客户端". app.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  9. ↑ AFP (2023-10-27). "China launches new mission to space station". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  10. ↑ Lei, Zhao. "18 picked for nation's 3rd generation of astronauts". China Daily. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "我国第三批预备航天员选拔工作顺利完成 18名预备航天员入选_滚动新闻_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  12. ↑ "China's Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship docks with space station combination-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  13. ↑ "China unveils Shenzhou-17 crew for space station mission". english.www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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