Zhang Lu (taikonaut)
Zhang Lu | |||||||
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张陆 | |||||||
Zhang in November 2022 | |||||||
| Born | November 1976 (age 48) Hanshou County, Hunan, China | ||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Alma mater | PLA Air Force Aviation University | ||||||
| Space career | |||||||
| PLAAC astronaut | |||||||
Previous occupation | Fighter pilot, PLAAF | ||||||
| Rank | Senior colonel, PLASSF | ||||||
Time in space | 186 days, 7 hours and 25 minutes | ||||||
| Selection | Chinese Group 2 | ||||||
Total EVAs | 4 | ||||||
Total EVA time | 7 hours, 6 minutes (1st EVA only) ≥27 hours | ||||||
| Missions | Shenzhou 15 | ||||||
| Children | one daughter | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张陆 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張陸 | ||||||
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Zhang Lu (Chinese: 张陆; born November 1976) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1999, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1999.
Zhang launched on the Shenzhou 15 mission to the Tiangong space station.