| Native name | 叶光富 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Birth date | September 1980 (age 46–47) |
| Birth place | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Previous occupation | Fighter pilot, People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Rank | Senior colonel, People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force |
| Space time | 374 days, 13 hours, 57 minutes |
| Evas | 2 |
| Eva time | 14 hours, 34 minutes[1] |
| Selection | Chinese Group 2 (2010) |
| Missions | Shenzhou 13 Shenzhou 18 |
| Order | st |
|---|---|
| S | 叶光富 |
| T | 葉光富 |
| P | Yè Guāngfù |
Ye Guangfu (; born September 1980)[2] is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A veteran of the Shenzhou 13 and Shenzhou 18 missions, he is the current Chinese record holder for longest spaceflight duration and the first taikonaut to spend over a year in space.[3]
Biography
Ye was born in a rural village Shuangliu County, Sichuan, to an ordinary family of farmers in September 1980.[4][5] He has an elder sister.[4] His father died when Ye was 8, and he helped with farm work from childhood.[4] Ye's elementary education was at Wan'an Middle School () and secondary education at Taiping High School ().[4]
Career
As a People's Liberation Army Air Force pilot, Ye spent four years as an instructor and four years as a jet fighter pilot and amassed a total of 1,100 hours of flight time. He was selected to join the second batch of Chinese astronauts in 2010 and qualified in 2014.[6][7]
Ye made his first public appearance after participating in the ESA CAVES mission of 2016 organised by the ESA, making him the first Chinese participant of such an event.[8]
He was part of the backup crew for Shenzhou 12,[9] and flew on Shenzhou 13 to the Tiangong space station as a System Operator.[10] On 26 November 2021, Ye and Shenzhou 13 commander Zhai Zhigang carried out the second EVA of the mission, marking Ye's first spacewalk and Zhai's third.[11]
Ye was the commander of the Shenzhou 18 mission to Tiangong, which launched on 25 April 2024. On 28 May 2024, Ye Guangfu along with his Shenzhou 18 crewmate Li Guangsu carried out China's longest spacewalk yet, spending about 8.5 hours on tasks including the installation of the space station's space debris protection device.[12]
Personal life
Ye is married and has a son and a daughter.[4][13] His father-in-law is a pilot.[4]
Apart from his native language Chinese, he is also fluent in English and Russian.
See also
References
- ^ "Ye Guangfu - EVA". spacefacts.de. Archived 11 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Taikonaut Biography: Ye Guangfu". 20 June 2021. Archived 4 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.timesnownews.com/world/asia/this-man-becomes-first-chinese-person-to-complete-one-year-in-space-video-article-114683021
- ^ Zhan Kang (占康) (2002). "zh:航天员叶光富：首战即大考" [Astronaut Ye Guangfu: the First Battle is the Great Exam] (in Chinese). Celebrities' Biographies. 595: 84–89. Zhengzhou, Henan: Henan Literature and Art Publishing House. ISSN 1002-6282
- ^ "Zhōngguó hángtiānyuán Yè Guāngfù shǒucì liàngxiàng, 6 tiān 6 yè tàn mì Sādīngdǎo dòngxué" [Chinese Astronaut Ye Guangfu Makes His First Appearance, Exploring Sardinian Caves for 6 Days and 6 Nights] (in Chinese). 中国新闻网. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Cosmonaut Selection: China". spacefacts.de. 16 June 2021. Archived 8 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Ye Guangfu". European Space Agency. Archived 11 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Shen, Feng & Li, Guoli (15 October 2021). "Profile: Ye Guangfu, a new face in China's space mission". Xinhua News Agency. Archived 11 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "China unveils Shenzhou-12 astronauts for space station construction". Xinhua News Agency. 16 June 2021. Archived 2 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Li, Yan (ed.) (14 October 2021). "China unveils Shenzhou-13 crew for six-month space station mission". ecns.cn. Xinhua News Agency. Archived 7 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Davenport, Justin (26 December 2021). "Shenzhou-13 crew conducts second spacewalk of mission". NASASpaceflight.com. Archived 28 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Wall, Mike (28 May 2024). "Chinese astronauts perform record-breaking spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)". Space.com. Archived 30 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "2022年叶光富儿子是学霸吗 其老婆及家人资料照片公布". nitnews.nyist.net. Retrieved 16 April 2022.[dead link]