Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang is a Chinese major general of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as a People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, he became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk. He was a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter pilot.

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1966  Wikimedia, Wikidata
astronaut, fighter pilot, Spaceflight Exploit Medal, People's Republic of China, 

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  Shenzhou 7 ⓘ
  mission of the Chinese space program

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  Shenzhou 13 ⓘ
  crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China

China, 

1966-10-10T00:00:00Z

1966-10-10T00:00:00Z

1966 Zhai Zhigang

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

2008 Shenzhou 7

2021-10-15T00:00:00Z

2021-10-15T00:00:00Z

2021 Shenzhou 13

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Frameless

Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang

HKStadium Astronauts 2008

Taikonauts 2010 Somalia stamps

Zhai Zhigang 2010 Somalia stamp

HKStadium Astronauts 2008 cropped

Zhai Zhigang in 2021

Shenzhou 13 crew

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	2008	Shenzhou 7	human spaceflight, Shenzhou, crewed spacecraft	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2021	Shenzhou 13	spacecraft, human spaceflight, Shenzhou	Wikidata
commons	image		Zhai Zhigang		Commons
commons	image		Zhai Zhigang		Commons
commons	image		Zhai Zhigang		Commons
commons	image		Zhai Zhigang		Commons
commons	image		HKStadium Astronauts 2008		Commons
commons	image		Taikonauts 2010 Somalia stamps		Commons
commons	image		Zhai Zhigang 2010 Somalia stamp		Commons
commons	image		HKStadium Astronauts 2008 cropped		Commons
commons	image		Zhai Zhigang in 2021		Commons
commons	image		Shenzhou 13 crew		Commons