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Chinese astronaut (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Song Lingdong (Chinese: 宋令东; born August 1990) is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Song Lingdong | |||||||
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| Born | August 1990 (age 34) | ||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||
| Nationality |  Chinese | ||||||
| Space career | |||||||
| PLAAC astronaut | |||||||
Previous occupation |  PLAAF fighter pilot | ||||||
| Rank |  , PLAGF | ||||||
Time in space | 22 days, 21 hours, 42 minutes (currently in space) | ||||||
| Selection | Chinese Group 3 | ||||||
| Missions | Shenzhou 19 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宋令东 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 宋令東 | ||||||
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Song was born in Heze, Shandong, in August 1990.[1] In 2007, he enrolled at Air Force Aviation University. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2008, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 2013.[1]
Song was an air force pilot.
On 29 October 2024, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze were assigned to the Shenzhou 19 crewed spaceflight mission.[2]
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