Lingdong Song
Date of Birth: 8/1/1990
Status: Active
Nationality: China
Agency: China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Biography
Song Lingdong 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 August 2008, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 2013. He was a Sukhoi Su-35K fighter pilot prior to joining the astronaut corps.
Space Experience
Time in Space: 168 days, 5 hours, 51 minutes, and 44 seconds
Number of Flights: 1
Number of Landings: 0
Number of Spacewalks: 3
EVA Time: 22 hours and 42 minutes
First Flight: 10/29/2024
Last Flight: 10/29/2024