Li Guangsu

{{Short description|Chinese astronaut (born 1987)}} {{Family name hatnote|Li|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox astronaut | name = Li Guangsu | native_name = 李广苏 | native_name_lang = zh | image = Li Guangsu at Shenzhou 18 Press Conference 2025.png | caption = Li in 2025 | type = PLAAC astronaut | status = Active | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1987|07}} | birth_place = Pei County, Jiangsu | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = PLA Air Force Aviation University | awards = | current_occupation = | previous_occupation = Fighter pilot, PLAAF | rank = Lieutenant colonel, PLAAF | space_time = 192 days, 4 hours and 25 minutes | evas = 1 | eva_time = 8 hours, 23 minutes<ref>{{cite web|title=Li Guangsu - EVA|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/eva/taikonauts/english/li_guangsu.htm|publisher=spacefacts|access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref> | selection = Chinese Group 3 (2020) | missions = Shenzhou 18 | insignia = | retirement = | module = {{Infobox Chinese |child=yes |order=st | s = 李广苏 | t = 李廣蘇 | p = Lǐ Guǎngsū }} }} '''Li Guangsu''' ({{zh|s=李广苏|link=no}}; born July 1987) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Astronauts of China's Shenzhou XVIII mission meet press |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202404/24/WS662878daa31082fc043c3b65.html |access-date=24 April 2024 |work=Chinadaily.com |date=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission |url=https://english.news.cn/20240424/e6d585c3ea264e979ea20801223df07d/c.html |access-date=24 April 2024 |work=xinhuanet.com |date=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-18 mission meet press-Xinhua">{{Cite web |title=Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-18 mission meet press-Xinhua |url=https://english.news.cn/20240424/fab1db6efdf04d4ab6894c7cce31cfaa/c.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=english.news.cn}}</ref>

== Biography == Li was born in the town of {{ill|Huzhai|zh|胡寨镇}}, Pei County, Jiangsu, in July 1987, to Li Houlin ({{zh|s=李厚林|labels=no}}), and Xu Guilan ({{zh|s=徐桂兰|labels=no}}).<ref>{{cite news |author1=Zhang Xiaopei ({{lang|zh|张晓培}}) |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_27146317 |script-title=zh:徐州籍航天员李广苏父亲喊话儿子：放心执行任务 |work=thepaper |date=24 April 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> He has an older sister and a younger brother.<ref name="ra">{{cite news |author1=Zhan Kang ({{lang|zh|占康}}) |url=https://news.bjd.com.cn/2024/04/24/10755486.shtml |script-title=zh:神十八航天员李广苏：越努力，越幸运 |work=bjd.com.cn |date=24 April 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 |language=zh}}</ref>

He applied for recruitment of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University in 2005. He graduated from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University.<ref name="ra"/><ref name="Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-18 mission meet press-Xinhua"/> He was enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2006, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 2011.<ref name="ra"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission- China.org.cn |url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/2024-04/24/content_117146686.htm |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.china.org.cn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Qiu Lifang ({{lang|zh|邱丽芳}}) |url=http://www.news.cn/politics/20240424/8d3de705f9b84d47886f4dc275e605d2/c.html |script-title=zh:神十八航天员李广苏简历 |work=news.cn |date=24 April 2024 |access-date=26 April 2024 |quote={{lang|zh|李广苏，男，汉族，籍贯江苏沛县，学士学位。1987年7月出生，2006年9月入伍，2011年6月加入中国共产党，现为中国人民解放军航天员大队四级航天员，空军中校军衔。}} |language=zh}}</ref>

Guangsu once served as the lieutenant colonel of a flying brigade of the Air Force Aviation Brigade and was first class pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=China reveals Shenzhou-18 crew for next space station mission |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3260183/china-reveals-shenzhou-18-crew-next-space-station-mission |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=China to launch Shenzhou XVIII crewed spaceship on April 25 |url=https://www.xhby.net/content/s6628d9a7e4b01424a8875ee5.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.xhby.net}}</ref> He participated in the astronaut selection in May 2018 and was selected as a fourth grade astronaut into the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps in September 2020.<ref name="ra"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=China to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship on April 25 {{!}} english.scio.gov.cn |url=http://english.scio.gov.cn/m/chinavoices/2024-04/24/content_117146855.htm |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=english.scio.gov.cn}}</ref>

In 2024, he was selected as the System Operator of Shenzhou 18, becoming the second astronaut from Pei County after Zhu Yangzhu.<ref name="apnews">{{Cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Andy |last2=Mistreanu |first2=Simina |title=China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-space-astronauts-shenzhou-18-930021e8de8b7fb5d21eddbfa6c2b02d |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=BAKER |first=GREG |date=2024-04-24 |title=Astronauts for China's Shenzhou-18 space mission (L-R) Li Guangsu, Ye Guangfu, and Li Cong leave a press conference |url=https://www.hiawathaworldonline.com/astronauts-for-chinas-shenzhou-18-space-mission-l-r-li-guangsu-ye-guangfu-and-li/image_1cf50cbb-09f2-54d7-88e3-7ed9bba78a5b.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Hiawatha World Online |language=en}}</ref> Shenzhou 18 launched on 24 April 2024, docking successfully with Tiangong on the same day, and landed on 3 November 2024 after 192 days in space.

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