Liu Boming (taikonaut)
Liu Boming | |
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 Liu Boming speaking at the Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
| Born | September 17, 1966 (age 57) Nenjiang, Heilongjiang, China |
| Alma mater |  PLA Air Force Changchun Flight College |
| Fighter pilot, PLAAF | |
| Rank | Major general, PLASSF |
Time in space | 95 days and 38 minutes |
| Selection | Chinese Group 1 |
Total EVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 13 hours 03 minutes[1] |
| Missions | Shenzhou 7, Shenzhou 12 |
Liu Boming (simplified Chinese: 刘伯明; traditional Chinese: 劉伯明; pinyin: Liú Bómíng; born September 17, 1966) is a major general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF). A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he was selected into the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) in 1998. A Shenzhou 7 veteran, he also worked on the Tiangong space station during the Shenzhou 12 mission from June to September 2021.
With a combined total of three EVA's performed, he spent some 13 hours walking in space which is currently the record by a Chinese astronaut.
Astronaut Corps career[edit]
Liu, along with Zhai Zhigang and Jing Haipeng, was chosen to be the main crew of Shenzhou 7, with Zhai as commander, on 17 September 2008. On 25 September, at 21:10 CST, they launched into space as China's third human spaceflight mission, and the first Chinese mission ever to have a three-man crew.[2] Liu and Zhai participated in China's first-ever space walk.
Liu wore a Russian Orlan-M spacesuit, while Zhai wore the Chinese-made Feitian space suit. Liu remained in the open portal of the orbital module, assisting Zhai on his spacewalk; later in the space walk, Liu also performed a stand-up extra-vehicular activity, partially leaving the orbital module in order to hand Zhai a Chinese flag.[3] After the spacewalk, Liu said in an interview that his inspiration and idols have always been Neil Armstrong and Yuri Gagarin.[4]
In 2018, he became a PhD candidate at Beijing Institute of Technology.[5]
On 17 June 2021, Liu flew on Shenzhou 12 as his second spaceflight, becoming one of the three initial crew members to enter the Tiangong space station.[6][7] On 4 July 2021, Liu and Tang Hongbo, another crew member of Shenzhou 12, completed the first extravehicular activity of the Tiangong space station.[8] On 20 August 2021, Liu and mission commander Nie Haisheng carried out the second extravehicular activity of the space station,[9] making him the first Chinese national to perform extravehicular activities multiple times.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Liu Boming - EVA experience". 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Hu, Yinan; Xin, Dingding (26 September 2008). "Shenzhou VII launched for 1st spacewalk". China Daily. Jiuquan; Beijing. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan (29 September 2008). "JSR No. 601 draft". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ Wu, Bing; Sun, Dejun; Wang, Bing; Liu, Lifang; Zhe, Danzhu; Jia, Xubo (24 September 2008). "刘伯明：阿姆斯特朗是我的偶像" [Liu Boming: Neil Armstrong is my idol]. People.com.cn. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "神舟十二号飞天，这些高校"挑大梁"" (in Chinese). 高校科技. 18 June 2021.
- ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-12 astronauts for space station construction". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Clark, Stephen (17 June 2021). "Chinese astronauts enter Tiangong space station for first time". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Shenzhou XII crew successfully conclude first spacewalk". China Daily. 4 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "神舟十二号航天员乘组圆满完成第二次出舱活动全部既定任务 计划9月中旬返回". xinhuanet.com. 20 August 2021.
External links[edit]
- Liu Boming at the Encyclopedia Astronautica. Accessed 23 July 2005.
- Spacefacts biography of Liu Boming