Zhai Zhigang
- January 4, 2024
- Astronaut
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Zhai Zhigang |
| Occupation | Astronaut |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 10, 1966(1966-10-10) |
| Age | 58 |
| Birthplace | Longjiang |
| Country | China |
| Birth City | Heilongjiang |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Zhai Zhigang Biography
| Name | Zhai Zhigang |
| Birthday | Oct 10 |
| Birth Year | 1966 |
| Place Of Birth | Longjiang |
| Home Town | Heilongjiang |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Zhai Zhigang is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on October 10, 1966 in Longjiang, Heilongjiang, China. He was the first Chinese citizen to perform a spacewalk. He was a member of the China National Space Administration’s astronaut programme in 1996, and then commanded a 2008 Shenzhou 7 mission.
He and He and Jing Haipeng were fellow Chinese astronauts., were both fellow Chinese astronauts.
In 1996, Zhai was selected to trial for the astronaut program and was selected to be the first group of fourteen in 1998. He was one of three members of the final group to train for the Shenzhou 5 flight. Yang Liwei was picked for the flight, with Zhai Zhigang ranked second ahead of Nie Haisheng. Zhai was one of the six astronauts in the final training for Shenzhou 6. The Ta Kung Pao newspaper had reported that Zhai Zhigang and Nie Haisheng were the leading pair, after having been in the final group of three for Shenzhou 5. However, Zhai had been paired with Wu Jie during training. Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng flew the flight.
Zhai, along with Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng was selected for prime crew on Shenzhou 7, with Zhai as commander, on 17 September 2008. On 25 September 2008, at 21:10 CST, they launched into space as the first three-man crew for China, China’s third human spaceflight mission. On 27 September 2008, Zhai became the first Chinese astronaut to spacewalk, completely outside the craft. Fellow crew member Liu Boming stood by at the airlock and could be seen straddling the portal. Zhai successfully completed his spacewalk at 18:25 CST. Zhai wore the Chinese developed Feitian space suit, while Liu wore the Russian derived Orlan-M space suit.
Zhang Shujing was his wife and they had one child.
Zhai Zhigang Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Astronaut |
| House | Living in own house. |
Zhai Zhigang is one of the richest Astronaut from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Zhai Zhigang 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a Lieutenant Colonel in People’s Liberation Army Air Force.
He wore the Feitian space suit, which is a Chinese space suit, during his Shenzhou 7 mission.
Zhai Zhigang (born October 10, 1966) is a major general in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force and a CNSA astronaut. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, he became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk.
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Facts & Trivia
Zhai Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Zhai Zhigang celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.