Liu Boming | |
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Liu Boming speaking at the Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
Born | September 17, 1966 Nenjiang, Heilongjiang, China | (age 57)
Alma mater | ![]() |
Space career | |
PLAAC astronaut | |
Previous occupation | ![]() |
Rank | Major general, PLASSF |
Time in space | 95 days and 38 minutes |
Selection | Chinese Group 1 |
Total EVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 13 hours 03 minutes[1] |
Missions | Shenzhou 7, Shenzhou 12 |
Liu Boming (simplified Chinese: 刘伯明; traditional Chinese: 劉伯明; pinyin: Liú Bómíng; born September 17, 1966) is a major general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF). A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he was selected into the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) in 1998. A Shenzhou 7 veteran, he also worked on the Tiangong space station during the Shenzhou 12 mission from June to September 2021.
With a combined total of three EVA's performed, he spent some 13 hours walking in space which is currently the record by a Chinese astronaut.