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| This undated photo shows Zhang Xiaoguang, one of the three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft. Zhang, who was born in May 1966, is from Jinzhou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. He became one of China's first batch of astronauts in January 1998 and was selected as a crew member of the Shenzhou-10 manned space mission in April 2013. (Xinhua/Qin Xian'an) |
JIUQUAN, June 10 (Xinhua)-- Astronaut Zhang Xiaoguang is a native of Jinzhou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province.
Born in May 1966, Zhang is of the Manchu ethnic group.
Zhang joined the Chinese army in June 1985 and became a member of the Communist Party of China in August 1988.
In January 1998, Zhang was trained as one of China's first batch of astronauts and now is a member of the astronaut brigade of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He now holds the rank of a senior colonel.
Before he was trained as an astronaut, Zhang was a senior pilot and has a record of 1,000 hours of safe flying.
He has passed a comprehensive tests for astronauts, which consisted of basic theories, endurance and space engineering.
In April 2013, he was enlisted as a crew member of the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft mission.
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