Shenzhou 17
Long March 2F/G
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Crew
Tang Hongbo
Status: Active
10/1/1975 -
Nationality: Chinese
Type: Government
First Flight: 6/17/2021
Last Flight: 10/26/2023
Tang Hongbo (Chinese: 汤洪波; pinyin: Tāng Hóngbō) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Xiangtan, Hunan. A pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, he was selected to be an astronaut in 2010.
Shengjie Tang
Status: Active
12/1/1989 -
Nationality: Chinese
Type: Government
First Flight: 10/26/2023
Last Flight: 10/26/2023
Tang Shengjie is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Forces in September 2008, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 2013.
Xinlin Jiang
Status: Active
2/1/1988 -
Nationality: Chinese
Type: Government
First Flight: 10/26/2023
Last Flight: 10/26/2023
Jiang Xinlin is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Forces in September 2006, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 2010.
Mission
Shenzhou 17
Type: Human Exploration
Sixth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
210 rockets have launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation – CASC
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: CASC
- Administration: Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
- Founded: 1999
- Launchers: Long March
- Country: CHN
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
