Tang Hongbo becomes Chinese astronaut with longest spaceflight time

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The commander of Shenzhou-16 manned mission Jing Haipeng hands over keys to the commander of Shenzhou-17 mission Tang Hongbo at the handover ceremony at China Space Station, October 29, 2023. /CMG

Tang Hongbo, a crew member on China's space station, has become the Chinese astronaut with the most spaceflight time, with a total of 215 days in orbit as of Monday.

Tang was launched into space via the Shenzhou-17 spaceship, together with Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, on October 26, 2023.

He completed a 92-day manned mission in 2021 via the Shenzhou-12 spaceship.

Of the 20 Chinese astronauts on the country's space missions, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong have also racked up in-orbit stays of more than 200 days.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency