Nie Haisheng
Nie Haisheng | |||||||
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| Born | 13 October 1964 | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Alma mater | PLA Air Force Changchun Flight College | ||||||
| Awards | August 1 Medal | ||||||
| Space career | |||||||
| PLAAC Taikonaut and Commander | |||||||
Previous occupation | PLAAF fighter pilot, director of navigation | ||||||
| Rank | Major general, PLASSF | ||||||
Time in space | 111 days, 14 hours and 13 minutes | ||||||
| Selection | Chinese Group 1 | ||||||
Total EVAs | 1 | ||||||
Total EVA time | 5h 55m | ||||||
| Missions | Shenzhou 6, Shenzhou 10, Shenzhou 12 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 聂海胜 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 聶海勝 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Nie Sea-Victory | ||||||
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Nie Haisheng (born 13 October 1964) is a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as an taikonaut and the third commander (unit chief) of the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC). He was a PLA Air Force fighter pilot and director of navigation.
Nie flew on Shenzhou 6 and served as commander on both the Shenzhou 10 and Shenzhou 12 missions, the latter of which became the first crew to visit the Tiangong space station. In 2021, with a combined 111 days in space, he set a new record for longest stay in space by a Chinese astronaut, becoming the first to exceed 100 days and is one of only two Chinese astronauts to have flown three times.