Liu Boming | |
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Liu Boming speaking at the Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
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Rank | Major general, PLASSF |
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September 17, 1966 (age 58) Nenjiang, Heilongjiang, China |
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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[]
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 as 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[]
- List of Chinese astronauts
References[]
- ↑ "Liu Boming - EVA experience". 2021-08-20. http://www.spacefacts.de/eva/taikonauts/english/liu_boming.htm. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ Hu, Yinan; Xin, Dingding (2008-09-26). "Shenzhou VII launched for 1st spacewalk". Jiuquan; Beijing. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/26/content_7060750.htm.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan (2008-09-29). "JSR No. 601 draft". Jonathan's Space Report. http://planet4589.org/space/jsr/latest.html.
- ↑ Wu, Bing; Sun, Dejun; Wang, Bing; Liu, Lifang; Zhe, Danzhu; Jia, Xubo (2008-09-24). "刘伯明:阿姆斯特朗是我的偶像". http://scitech.people.com.cn/GB/8099236.html.
- ↑ "神舟十二号飞天,这些高校"挑大梁"" (in zh). 高校科技. 2021-06-18. https://www.edu.cn/ke_yan_yu_fa_zhan/gao_xiao_cheng_guo/ssgx/202106/t20210618_2124170.shtml.
- ↑ "China unveils Shenzhou-12 astronauts for space station construction". 2021-06-16. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-06/16/c_1310010141.htm.
- ↑ Clark, Stephen (17 June 2021). "Chinese astronauts enter Tiangong space station for first time". Spaceflight Now. https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/06/17/chinese-astronauts-enter-tiangong-space-station-for-first-time/.
- ↑ "Shenzhou XII crew successfully conclude first spacewalk". 4 July 2021. https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202107/04/WS60e1685aa310efa1bd65f97b_1.html.
- ↑ "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". 20 August 2021. http://www.news.cn/tech/2021-08/20/c_1127780104.htm.
External links[]
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- Liu Boming at the Encyclopedia Astronautica. Accessed 23 July 2005.
- Spacefacts biography of Liu Boming
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