- Jing Haipeng
Infobox Astronaut
name = Jing Haipeng
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type = CNSAAstronaut
nationality = flagicon|China Chinese
status = Active
date_birth = 24 October 1966
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occupation =Fighter pilot
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rank = PLAAF
time = 2d 20h 18m
selection = Chinese Group 1
mission =Shenzhou 7
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Date of ret =Jing Haipeng (zh-stp|s=景海鹏|t=景海鵬|p=Jǐng Hǎipéng; born October 24, 1966) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A fighter pilot in the
People's Liberation Army Air Force , he was selected to be a CNSAastronaut in 1998.CNSA career
Jing was one of the six trainees for the "
Shenzhou 6 " mission.Jing, along with
Liu Boming andZhai Zhigang were selected for the prime crew on "Shenzhou 7 " on17 September 2008 . On25 September 2008, at 21:10 CST, they launched into space as the first three-man crew for China aboard China's thirdhuman spaceflight mission. [ CCTV1 live telecast ] [ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/26/content_7060750.htm ]References
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/jing_haipeng.htm Spacefacts biography of Jing Haipeng]
ee also
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List of Chinese astronauts
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