Fei Junlong

Who is Fei Junlong?

Colonel Fei Junlong is a Chinese military pilot and an astronaut. He flew on the second manned spaceflight of the Shenzhou program.

He was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province of China and was recruited from high school by the People's Liberation Army Air Force in 1982 at the age of 17. He graduated with excellent marks from the PLAAF's No. 9 Aviation School, the Changchun No.1 Flight College of the PLA Air Force and Flight Training School of the Air Force. In the PLAAF, he was a pilot, flight trainer and flight technology inspector.

Fèi was selected for the CNSA astronaut program in 1998. He was in the final five selected for the Shenzhou 5 flight. He was the commander on the Shenzhou 6 flight that launched October 12, 2005, with Niè Hǎishèng serving as flight engineer. They landed on October 17, 2005.

He was married in 1991 and has one son. During his personal time he dabbles in fine arts.

The asteroid 9512 Feijunlong was named after him.