10 Facts About Fei Junlong

Major general Fei Junlong is a Chinese military pilot and taikonaut.

Fei Junlong was the commander of Shenzhou 6, the second crewed spaceflight of China's space program, and was selected as commander for the Shenzhou 15 mission to the Tiangong space station.

Fei Junlong was born in a rural village in Kunshan, Jiangsu province of China to a family of farmers and was recruited from high school by the People's Liberation Army Air Force in 1982 at the age of 17.

Fei Junlong graduated with excellent marks from the PLAAF's No 9 Aviation School, the Changchun No 1 Flight College of the PLA Air Force and Flight Training School of the Air Force.

Fei Junlong was in the final five selected for China's first crewed space flight, Shenzhou 5.

Fei Junlong was the commander on the Shenzhou 6 flight that launched October 12,2005, with Nie Haisheng serving as flight engineer.

Fei Junlong is a member of Shenzhou 15's 3-person crew on a 6-months mission to Tiangong space station.

Fei Junlong married Wang Jie in 1991 and has one son.

Fei Junlong's father-in-law was a veteran of the Korean War and later became an aerospace researcher, and his mother-in-law was a teacher.

Fei Junlong's son Fei Di is a member of the Shenzhou spacecraft development team.