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Li Guangsu (Chinese: 李广苏; born July 1987) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.[2][3][4]
Li Guangsu | |||||||
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李广苏 | |||||||
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| Born | July 1987 (age 37) Pei County, Jiangsu | ||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Alma mater | PLA Air Force Aviation University | ||||||
| Space career | |||||||
| PLAAC astronaut | |||||||
Previous occupation |  Fighter pilot, PLAAF | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant colonel, PLAAF | ||||||
Time in space | 192 days, 4 hours and 26 minutes | ||||||
| Selection | Chinese Group 3 | ||||||
Total EVAs | 1 | ||||||
Total EVA time | 8 hours, 23 minutes[1] | ||||||
| Missions | Shenzhou 18 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李广苏 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李廣蘇 | ||||||
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Li was born in the town of Huzhai, Pei County, Jiangsu, in July 1987, to Li Houlin (李厚林), and Xu Guilan (徐桂兰).[5] He has an older sister and a younger brother.[6]
He applied for recruitment of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University in 2005. He graduated from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University.[6][4] He was enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2006, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 2011.[6][7][8]
Guangsu once served as the lieutenant colonel of a flying brigade of the Air Force Aviation Brigade and was first class pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force.[9][10] He participated in the astronaut selection in May 2018 and was selected as a fourth grade astronaut into the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps in September 2020.[6][11]
In 2024, he was selected as a crew member of Shenzhou 18, becoming the second astronaut from Pei County after Zhu Yangzhu.[12][13]
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