{{Short description|Chinese taikonaut (born 1986)}} {{Family name hatnote|Zhang|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox astronaut | image = Zhāng Hóngzhāng videoframe 615387(cropped).jpg | caption = | name = Zhang Hongzhang | native_name = 张洪章 | native_name_lang = zh | birth_name = | other_names = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1986|04}} | birth_place = Zouping, Shandong, China | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age||df=yes}} --> | death_place = | alma_mater = Shandong University<br>University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | type = PLAAC astronaut | status = Active | previous_occupation = CAS researcher | rank = | space_time = 209 days, 20 hours and 27 minutes | selection = Chinese Group 3 (2020) | missions = Shenzhou 21/22 | evas = | eva_time = | current_occupation = | spouse = | partner = | parents = | relatives = | awards = <!-- {{Awards|award= |year= |title= }} --> | signature = | module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes | spouse = | children = }} {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|order=st | s = 张洪章 | t = 張洪章 | p = Zhāng Hóngzhāng }} }} '''Zhang Hongzhang''' ({{zh|s=张洪章}}; born April 1986) is a Chinese researcher, payload specialist, and taikonaut selected for the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). He is set to fly on the Shenzhou 21 mission, his first spaceflight.
== Early life and education == Zhang Hongzhang was born in April 1986 in the town of Linchi, in Zouping, Shandong.<ref name="ab">{{cite news |url=http://dicp.cas.cn/xwdt/zhxws/202510/t20251030_7999805.html |script-title=zh:神舟二十一号航天员乘组亮相 我所张洪章研究员即将出征！ |work=Chinese Academy of Sciences |date=2025-10-30 |access-date=2025-10-30 |language=zh|title=}}</ref><ref name="cat">{{cite news |author1=Tian Yanmin ({{lang|zh|田艳敏}}) |url=http://news.e23.cn/shandong/2025-10-30/2025A3000194.html |script-title=zh:神二十一乘组再现“导师上天”！载荷专家张洪章，85后山东老乡，山大校友 |work=e23.cn |date=2025-10-30 |access-date=2025-10-30 |language=zh}}</ref> He has an elder sister named Zhang Hong'en ({{zh|s=张洪恩|labels=no}}) .<ref name="ab"/> He joined the Chinese Communist Party in August 2004.<ref name="bee">{{cite news |author1=Zhang Qiaosu ({{lang|zh|张樵苏}}) |url=http://www.news.cn/20251030/5da6873c718c49f9bc4a295e4205cdc5/c.html |script-title=zh:神舟二十一号张洪章同志简历 |work=Xinhua News Agency |date=2025-10-30 |access-date=2025-10-30 |language=zh|title=}}</ref> He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from Shandong University in 2008.<ref name="ab"/><ref name="cat"/> He subsequently pursued his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, graduating in 2013 from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP).<ref name="ab"/><ref name="cat"/>
== Scientific career == Zhang was a researcher and group leader at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences after graduation.<ref name="ab"/><ref name="cat"/> His research focused on high-specific-energy battery technologies, including new-system flow batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, and lithium-ion batteries.<ref name="ab"/><ref name="cat"/> He authored over 30 research papers, applied for more than 60 patents, and received several provincial-level awards for technological invention.<ref name="ab"/><ref name="cat"/>
== Astronaut career == In September 2020, Zhang was selected as one of China's third batch of astronauts, qualifying as a payload specialist.<ref name="ab"/><ref name="bee"/><ref name="cat"/> After comprehensive training and evaluation, he was assigned to the Shenzhou 21 mission.<ref name="ab"/><ref name="bee"/><ref name="cat"/> As a payload specialist, his primary responsibility aboard the space station is managing scientific experiments and technological application research.<ref name="ab"/>
== See also == * List of Chinese astronauts * Tiangong space station
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