Chen Dong (taikonaut)
Chen Dong | |||||||
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| Born | 12 December 1978 | ||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||
| Space career | |||||||
| CNSA astronaut | |||||||
Current occupation | Astronaut | ||||||
Previous occupation | Fighter pilot | ||||||
| Rank | Senior Colonel, People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force | ||||||
Time in space | 418 days, 15 hours, 17 minutes | ||||||
| Selection | Chinese Group 2 | ||||||
Total EVAs | 6 | ||||||
Total EVA time | 37 hours, 4 minutes | ||||||
| Missions | Shenzhou 11, Shenzhou 14, Shenzhou 20/Shenzhou 21 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈冬 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳冬 | ||||||
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Chen Dong (simplified Chinese: 陈冬; traditional Chinese: 陳冬; pinyin: Chén Dōng; born 12 December 1978) is a Chinese fighter pilot and taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), he was selected to be a CNSA taikonaut in 2010.
A veteran of the Shenzhou 11, Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 20 missions to the Tiangong space station, in October 2025, he set a new record for longest cumulative stay in space by a Chinese astronaut.