Quinglong Li - 08.1962

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Quinglong Li został wyselekcjonowany w ramach PLA ChRL grupa 1 (1996).

Pilot Sił Powietrznych, służył w bazie szkoleniowej Sił Powietrznych w Nankinie, w prowincji Jiangsu.

1994 rozpoczął rekrutację do korpusu kosmonautów na szkolenie instruktorów kosmonautów.

10.1995 został powołany na to stanowisko.

11.11.1996-11.1997 razem z Wu Jie, ukończył ogólny kurs szkolenia kosmicznego w rosyjskim Centrum Szkolenia Kosmonautów im. Gagarina jako inżynier pokładowy statku kosmicznego Sojuz TM i stacji orbitalnej Mir.

Po ukończeniu szkolenia, na podstawie wyników egzaminów, uzyskał odpowiednie kwalifikacje.

01.1998 rozpoczął uczestniczenie w szkoleniu chińskich kosmonautów, a w marcu tego samego roku został powołany do korpusu kosmonautów.

2008 otrzymał stopień starszego pułkownika Sił Powietrznych.

13.03.2014 według doniesień chińskich mediów, odszedł z korpusu kosmonautów.

2015 był zastępcą szefa Chińskiego Centrum Szkolenia Kosmonautów.

Łączny jego nalot wynosi ponad 1300 godzin.

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Był uważany za faworyta do pierwszego chińskiego załogowego lotu kosmicznego.

China presses on despite SARS
27 May 2003

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The SARS virus in China will not delay launch of the nation's first manned spaceflight later this year, according to space programme officials. Preparation of the Shen Zhou 5 spacecraft and its Long March 2F launcher are proceeding at China Aerospace and Technology near Beijing, aiming for their delivery to the Jiuquan launch site for a flight possibly timed to coincide with the country's 1 October national day celebrations.

The spacecraft will likely be crewed by one Chinese astronaut, or "taikonaut". There are 14 taikonauts in training, including Li Qinglong and Wu Jie, who trained at the Russian Star City cosmonaut centre and are considered the favourites.

Source: Flight International

https://www.flightglobal.com/china-presses-on-despite-sars/48497.article

No space for China's stay-at-home taikonauts
Xinhua | Updated: 2018-01-22 14:17


Deng Qingming receives a lung test on Dec 11, 2006. [Photo/CNR]

BEIJING -- On an evening in November 2016, Deng Qingming went home to find his wife and his daughter had prepared a lavish spread of his favorite dishes and wine. He ran to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and, concealed by the sound of running water, cried like a baby.

Deng is a taikonaut who has never been to space. He was backup to commander Jing Haipeng in Shenzhou-11 mission.

He dried his face and returned to the table, where his wife raised her glass and toasted him: "You are my hero."

Deng, 52, was a backup crew member for both Shenzhou-10 and Shenzhou-11 missions. Of China's first batch of 14 trainees for the space program, six never made it onto the crew, including Deng.

Five of his peers retired in 2014 without a space flight, making Deng the last man standing, with his feet on the ground.

This month Taikonaut Corps of People's Liberation Army celebrates its 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades, 21 taikonauts were selected from the ranks of air force pilots. They have completed six missions, conducted over 100 experiments in space and orbited the earth for a total 68 days and nights.

"Sometimes I ask myself, isn't it my duty to fly into space? If I can't fly, how can I call myself a taikonaut?" Deng says.

When these existential crises come upon him, Deng practices calligraphy, which calms him.

"I'm always ready for a mission," he says, still dreaming after 20 years.

"They trained as hard as we did, and they are as good as we are. They just didn't have the opportunity," says Jing Haipeng, who has flown on three missions -- Shenzhou-7, Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-11.

"They spent their best years preparing and waiting. They have lived up to their oath they took when joining the career. They are the heroes of our country, too!" he says.


Deng Qingming and other astronauts perform a sea survival exercise in waters off the coast of Yantai in East China's Shandong province, Aug 17, 2017. [Photo/CNR]

UNREALIZED DREAM

Li Qinglong jokes that the biggest achievement in his career is mastering Russian. In fact, his achievement is much bigger than that. He coached Yang Liwei, who in 2003 became the first Chinese in space, aboard Shenzhou-5.

Li, 56, and Wu Jie, 55, were selected two years before the Taikonaut Corps was set up. They were sent to Russia in 1996 for training.

In Star City near Moscow, the two crammed training courses that normally take four years into just one, learning Russian as they went along. Wu was even certificated as commander of the Soyuz spacecraft.

Wu dreamed of flying a Chinese spacecraft to dock with the Mir Space Station, but it was decommissioned in 2001.

Back to China, they were favorites to first go into space but after the Taikonaut Corps was founded, they were joined by many more candidates.

Wu was back-up on Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-7 missions, but his space dreams remain empty.

"You never saw a sad face from us when we failed to be chosen," said Li. "Our determination would only increase, and we would work harder."

But the sun set on his career in 2014, with Li and four other taikonauts retired from the team with zero flight hours logged.

"We should always remember their names -- Li Qinglong, Wu Jie, Chen Quan, Zhao Chuandong, and Pan Zhanchun," says Jing Haipeng.

"It is a lifelong regret to be unable to go into space," says Zhao. "But some of us still work for the cause in other positions. Our dream goes on in this regard."


Deng Qingming, left, and his daughter Deng Manqi pose for a photo during the mission of the orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 and the Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft in October, 2016. [Photo/CNR]

"DON'T GIVE UP!"

"Be it a crew or backup, it is our job," Chen Quan told Deng on the retirement ceremony. "Don't give up!"

"Being backup doesn't mean you don't need to work. I must watch over closely in the control center and offer all I know about the mission and the spacecraft in case of emergency," Deng says. "Only when the crew returns to Earth will my mission be complete."

During training for Shenzhou-11, Deng, along with crew member Chen Dong were confined in a spacecraft simulator for 33 days, eating space food and enduring the noise of various facilities during his sleep.

"The success of the mission comes before my personal wishes," he said. Deng still believes he has a chance of a mission, and works as hard as any of his teammates.

"I won't give up, as long as I'm here," Deng says.

Deng's passion has inspired his daughter Deng Manqi, who now works for ground control in Beijing.

The father hadn't seen his daughter for nearly a year when they met in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center during Shenzhou-10 mission. Under the medical quarantine, he saw his daughter across the barrier every day after dinner. He could hear her shouting ten meters away, "We will work together. Don't give up! Go, daddy, go!"

"My father is the most hardworking, most selfless person I've ever encountered. My dear dad, you will always be the greatest hero in my eyes," she wrote in an article. "Our life and dreams will go on. It's my privilege to work with you."
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201801/22/WS5a6581f3a3106e7dcc135c31_1.html