Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang is a Chinese major general of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as a People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, he became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk.

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Who was born first?

• Zhai Zhigang and Douglas G. Hurley were born the same year
• Zhai Zhigang and Anousheh Ansari were born the same year
• Zhai Zhigang and Mark T. Vande Hei were born the same year
• Zhai Zhigang and Jing Haipeng were born the same year
• Zhai Zhigang and John Danny Olivas were born the same year

Timeline

1. Anousheh AnsariSeptember 12, 1966 – present
2. Douglas G. HurleyOctober 21, 1966 – present
3. Jing HaipengOctober 24, 1966 – present
4. John Danny OlivasMay 25, 1966 – present
5. Mark T. Vande HeiNovember 10, 1966 – present
6. Zhai Zhigang (this page)October 10, 1966 – present

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