Background
He was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province of China and was recruited from high school by the People"s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in 1982 at the age of 17.
费俊龙, 費俊龍
Astronaut fighter pilot Shao Jiang
He was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province of China and was recruited from high school by the People"s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in 1982 at the age of 17.
He graduated with excellent marks from the PLAAF"s Number.
He flew on the second manned spaceflight of the Shenzhou program 9 Aviation School, the Changchun Number.1 Flight College of the PLA Air Force and Flight Training School of the Air Force. In the PLAAF, he was a pilot, flight trainer and flight technology inspector.
Fèi was selected for the CNSA astronaut program in 1998.
He was in the final five selected for the Shenzhou 5 flight. He was the commander on the Shenzhou 6 flight that launched October 12, 2005, with Niè Hǎishèng serving as flight engineer).
They landed on October 17, 2005. During his personal time he dabbles in fine arts
The asteroid 9512 Feijunlong was named after him.
Command Pilot of PLAAF, 1982 Merit Citation Class II, 1996 Chinese May 4th Medal for Youth Having Outstanding Contributions, 2005 Aerospace Achievement Medal, 2005 The honorary title of "Space Hero", 2005 Top 10 Inspirational Models of China, 2006 Asteroid 9512 Feijunlong, 2007 Honorary Professor of Nanjing Audit University, 2011 Honorary Member of Chinese Society of Astronautics, 2012.
Honorary Member of Chinese Society of Astronautics, 2012.
