Pan Zhanchun | |
|---|---|
潘占春 | |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Space career | |
| PLAAC Astronaut | |
Previous occupation | People's Liberation Army Air Force fighter pilot |
| Selection | Chinese Group 1 |
| Retirement | 2014[1] |
Pan Zhanchun (simplified Chinese: 潘占春; traditional Chinese: 潘佔春) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He was a fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force and was selected to be an astronaut in 1998.
Pan Zhanchun retired from the Astronaut Corps in 2014.[1]
References
- 1 2 Xue, Yanwen; Shan, Ruchao; Li, Xiaofan (2018-01-24). Yang, Ru (ed.). "中国航天员:矢志飞天 初心不改" [Chinese Astronauts: Dedicated to Space Flight, Remain True to Original Intention]. Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
Sources
- Pan Zhanchun at the Encyclopedia Astronautica. Accessed 23 July 2005.
- Spacefacts biography of Pan Zhanchun
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