Zhao Chuandong (simplified Chinese: 赵传东; traditional Chinese: 趙傳東) 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 an astronaut[2] in 1998.
Zhao Chuandong | |
|---|---|
赵传东 | |
 Zhao Chuandong | |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Space career | |
| PLAAC astronaut | |
Previous occupation | People's Liberation Army Air Force fighter pilot |
| Selection | Chinese Group 1 |
| Retirement | 2014[1] |
Zhao Chuandong retired from the Astronaut Corps in 2014.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Xue, Yanwen; Shan, Ruchao; Li, Xiaofan (2018-01-24). Yang, Ru (ed.). "中国航天员:矢志飞天 初心不改" [Chinese Astronauts: Dedicated to Space Flight, Remain True to Original Intention]. Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ "China could launch second manned space flight within six months". Space Daily. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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