Zhao Chuandong

Zhao Chuandong
赵传东
Zhao Chuandong
Space career
PLAAC astronaut
Previous occupation
People's Liberation Army Air Force fighter pilot
StatusRetired
SelectionChinese Group 1 (1998)
MissionNone
Retired2014

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 in 1998.

Zhao Chuandong retired from the Astronaut Corps in 2014.

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ "China could launch second manned space flight within six months". Space Daily. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2011.