Ye Guangfu - 01.09.1980

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Ye Guangfu został wyselekcjonowany w ramach PLA ChRL grupa 2 (2010).

Jest 574. człowiekiem w kosmosie.
24.04.2024 CNSA ogłosiła, że zostanie dowódcą misji Shenzhou-18.
Będzie to jego 2. lot w kosmos.
Z powodu pewnych zbieżności można tajkonautę  określić jako chińskiego Riumina.
Badania medyczne astronautów wskazują, że przerwa 3. lat między lotami kosmicznymi powinna zapewnić cofnięcie niektórych zmian wywołanych długim pobytem na orbicie.
Być może chińscy naukowcy potrzebują zróżnicowanego materiału badawczego, by pełniej poznać wpływ długich lotów na organizm człowieka.

http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/ye_guangfu.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/y/yeguangfu.html
https://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/y/ye-g.php

https://mek.kosmo.cz/bio/ostatni/00574.htm
http://www.kozmo-data.sk/kozmonauti/ye-guangfu.html
https://www.astronaut.ru/index/in_pers2/20_046.htm
https://www.april12.eu/chinaastron/yeguangfu574ru.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ye_Guangfu

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/06/Ye_Guangfu

S-18 https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=5808.msg190805#msg190805
https://twitter.com/CNSAWatcher/status/1494600453203628032
https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1515196630193954822
https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1645732090745589760

Astronaut YE Guangfu poses for a photo with J-20 at Zhuhai Airshow
https://weibo.com/1971177973/MecfFy3iv

https://twitter.com/CNAstronauts/status/1590167147564904448

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Profile: Radiant return: Taikonaut Ye Guangfu set for new space sojourn
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-04-24 15:52:00 by Xinhua Writer Yuan Quan, Quan Xiaoshu

JIUQUAN, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Tiangong space station is set to receive a returning visitor, as taikonaut Ye Guangfu prepares to embark on another six-month stint in orbit.

A newcomer to space in 2021, Ye has now ascended to the position of commander of the Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship, which is scheduled for launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. The 43-year-old space returnee will lead two rookie taikonauts Li Cong and Li Guangsu to carry out a series of challenging tasks in microgravity.

"Returning to space also feels like a fresh start," Ye told journalists on Wednesday ahead of the launch of the Shenzhou-18 spaceship. In comparison to his previous mission, the current space station features a more complex structure, demanding tasks and greater operational challenges, but Ye said the new crew is brimming with confidence.

Speaking to the press, the country's youngest space crew commander wore a gentle smile, exuding ease and confidence, just as he had exhibited during his first space journey about three years ago.

In October 2021, China launched Shenzhou-13, the second crew to move into the Chinese space station. The taikonaut trio achieved multiple records, including completing the country's first six-month duration of human spaceflight mission.

The third member of the Shenzhou-13 crew, Ye impressed the public with his outstanding performance in both brainy and brawny tasks.

During a live "Tiangong Class," he demonstrated a zero-gravity cell experiment with the precision of a dedicated scientist and performed figure skater-like moves to illustrate body rotation in weightlessness. Ye excelled at operating the robotic arm during spacewalks and showcased his musical talent by playing an instrument inside the orbital module. The China Manned Space Agency once released a video showcasing daily life on the station, where Ye was seen relaxing with a sliding block puzzle.

Ye always leaves people with a warm and cheerful impression.

He was seen at the opening ceremony of the 31st FISU World University Games in Chengdu last July. As a taikonaut born in the host city, Ye was selected as the leading torchbearer. Given his extraordinary journey to space, where he ventured closer to the sun than any other ordinary Chinese person, his presence symbolized harnessing the power of the sun to illuminate the torch.

The word "light" was destined to be an integral part of Ye's life, not only because the second character of his name "Guang" means "light or brightness," but also because he was given the honor of naming a dark cave as the "Guangming (light) Gallery" during his participation in an underground astronaut training organized by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2016.

Ye and five other astronauts from the United States, Russia, Spain and Japan spent six days in Sardinian caves completing tasks such as climbing, exploration and surveying in dark and damp environments.

The ESA website features photos of Ye participating in climbing and diving activities, as well as training vlogs where he fluently speaks English, collaborates closely with his peers and impresses everyone with his great sense of humor.

In one video clip, Ye, donning a caving suit and safety helmet with a searchlight, jokingly pretended to be scared by his mischievous teammate's ghostly appearance at night, hilariously exaggerating a terrified expression on his face.

During the Shenzhou-13 mission, the ground team assisted Ye in exchanging friendly greetings with a foreign counterpart through email.

"We two astronauts, one on the Chinese space station and the other on the International Space Station, shared our dreams of exploring the vast universe together," Ye said, sharing the anecdote at the press conference.

The first taikonaut to participate in multinational training, Ye has also extended invitations to international counterparts to visit China's space station when speaking to the media. "We extend our warmest invitation to international colleagues to join us in exploring its vast potential and working towards benefiting all humankind."

Ye was selected to join the second batch of Chinese taikonauts in 2010 after amassing 1,100 hours of flight time as a fighter pilot.

Ye made a heart gesture with his fingers upon safely landing in the Gobi Desert, marking the conclusion of his first six-month space journey in April 2022. Upon his arrival in Beijing, he warmly embraced his beloved wife at the airport.

The upcoming spaceflight will once again separate Ye from his family and children, but they undoubtedly have confidence that he will excel in orbit and return with even greater accomplishments. ■
https://english.news.cn/20240424/e1d3b61c08db46eab068206a4e67c947/c.html

Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969 12:04 AM · Sep 1, 2025
1er septembre
Bon anniversaire (45) à Guangfu Ye 🎂🎂🎂
(2 vols pour le moment : Shenzou 13/Tiangong Exp 2 (opérateur) et Shenzhou 18/Tiangong Exp 6-7 (Commandant) soit 374 jours 13 heures 57 minutes dans l'espace dont 21h13 dans le vide spatial en 3 EVA)

https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1962275203242664212

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Ye Guangfu od ponad godziny jest pierwszym Chińczykiem, którego czas lotu osiągnął w sumie 300 dni, będąc na 82. pozycji pod względem nalotu.
Obecnie mamy na bardzo krótko 50. uczestników lotów kosmicznych w przedziale czasowym nalotu wynoszącym 300-399d.
W tym roku jest już piątą osobą osiągającą 300 dni nalotu (Japończyk, Amerykanin, Rosjanin, Amerykanka i Chińczyk).
Jest jeszcze Oleg Dmitrijewicz Kononienko, który osiągnął w tym roku 2 rekordowe okrągłe progi w nalocie.
https://x.com/SegerYU/status/1826080299673071905
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Congratulations！
#Shenzhou18 Taikonaut #YeGuangfu has become the first Chinese astronaut to stay in orbit for more than 300 days. Ye and his crew mates are now working in #ChinaSpace Station.
Previously, he spent 183 days in space during the #Shenzhou13 mission.

https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1826217353228750963

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China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ @CNSpaceflight 6:34 AM · Jan 5, 2026
China is preparing for the Moon... underground. 28 astronauts have just completed the country's first cave training mission in Chongqing. Divided into 4 groups, they spent 6 days/5 nights living in a cave in Wulong to complete tasks of cliff rappelling, mapping, isolation survival etc. Veteran astronaut Ye Guangfu (who did ESA's CAVES in 2016) commanded the training, explicitly stating it is preparation for crewed lunar landings.

👀Chinese "Gateway" & (underground) lunar base
1⃣robotic survey to locate underground caves
2⃣Impactor launched from space station to penetrate surface
3⃣robots clean grounds/cave & reinforce cave entrance
4⃣core module lands directly in the cave

https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/2008049484912017841