Zhongrui Chen

Chinese - (CNSA)

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Date of Birth: Oct. 1, 1984
Age: 40

Chen Zhongrui is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force in September 2003, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 2005. He was a PLAAF flight instructor prior to joining the astronaut corps.

Spaceflight Record

Zhongrui Chen flew on one previous launch(es).

Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 24, 2025, 9:17 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

Ninth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.

Low Earth Orbit

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Administrator: Tang Dengjie

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. The CNSA has many launch sites around China with their orbital sites located in Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang.

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Success

1 day, 7 hours ago

Starlink Group 17-12

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

New Shepard

Success

2 days, 11 hours ago

NS-35

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch - Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

NS-35 is the 35th flight for the New Shepard program. This flight will fly more than 40 scientific and research payloads to space and back, including…

Falcon 9

Success

2 days, 14 hours ago

Starlink Group 10-61

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Long March 2C/YZ-1S

Success

4 days, 23 hours ago

SatNet test satellites

Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)". Probably test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO commu…

Falcon 9

Success

6 days, 2 hours ago

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-23 (S.S. William “Willie” C. McCool)

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

This is the 23rd flight of the Northrop Grumman's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 22nd flight to the International Space Station under th…