Chen Quan (simplified Chinese: 陈全; traditional Chinese: 陳全; pinyin: Chén Quán; born December 1963) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
Chen Quan | |
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陈全 | |
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| Born | December 1963 (age 60) |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Space career | |
| PLAAC astronaut | |
Previous occupation |  PLAAF fighter pilot |
| Rank | Senior colonel |
| Selection | Chinese Group 1 |
| Retirement | 2014[1] |
Chen was born in Suining, Sichuan, China.
He joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force and became a fighter interceptor pilot and later as a regiment commander in the PLAAF.
Career as an astronaut
editChen was selected to be an astronaut in 1998 and served as commander of the backup crew for Shenzhou 7 which flew in September 2008.
Chen Quan retired from the Astronaut Corps in 2014.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Xue, Yanwen; Shan, Ruchao; Li, Xiaofan (24 January 2018). 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 12 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chen Quan.
- Chen Quan at the Encyclopedia Astronautica. Accessed 23 July 2005.
- Spacefacts biography of Chen Quan
