Biographies of Shenzhou XII astronauts

Major General Liu Boming, 54, a native of Heilongjiang province, joined the PLA Air Force in June 1985 and served as a squadron commander of a fighter jet regiment before becoming one of the founding members of the PLA Astronaut Division in January 1998.

In June 2005, Liu was selected as an alternate to the Shenzhou VI mission’s two-member crew.

In September 2008, he took part in the Shenzhou VII mission with Zhai Zhigang and Jing Haipeng, staying nearly three days in space. During the mission, he assisted Jing in carrying out the first extravehicular activity by a Chinese astronaut.

He was selected for the Shenzhou XII crew in December 2019.