Liu Boming (taikonaut)

Liu Boming
Liu Boming speaking at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Born	(1966-09-17) 17 September 1966 (age 58) Nenjiang, Heilongjiang, China
Alma mater	PLA Air Force Changchun Flight College
Space career
PLAAC astronaut
Previous occupation	Fighter pilot, PLAAF
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 17 September 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.