Zhang Lu (taikonaut)
Zhang Lu | |||||||
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张陆 | |||||||
Zhang in November 2022 | |||||||
| Born | November 1976 (age 49) Hanshou County, Hunan, China | ||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||
| Alma mater | PLA Air Force Aviation University | ||||||
| Space career | |||||||
| PLAAC astronaut | |||||||
Previous occupation | Fighter pilot, PLAAF | ||||||
| Rank | Senior colonel, PLASSF | ||||||
Time in space | 323 days, 4 hours, 45 minutes (currently in space) | ||||||
| Selection | Chinese Group 2 | ||||||
Total EVAs | 6 | ||||||
Total EVA time | 7 hours, 6 minutes (1st EVA only) ≥42 hours 17 minutes | ||||||
| Missions | Shenzhou 15, Shenzhou 21/Shenzhou 22 | ||||||
| Children | one daughter | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张陆 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張陸 | ||||||
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Zhang Lu (Chinese: 张陆; born November 1976) is a Chinese astronaut in the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1999, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1999.
Zhang served as system operator on the 185-day Shenzhou 15 mission to the Tiangong space station in 2022-2023, and is currently serving as the commander of the Shenzhou 21 mission, which launched in October 2025.