Biographies of Shenzhou XII astronauts

Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo, 45, a native of Hunan province, joined the PLA Air Force in September 1995 and was gradually promoted to the post of a group commander at a fighter jet regiment.

Tang became a member of the second group of astronauts at Nie's division in May 2010 and was chosen in May 2016 as an alternate to the two-member crew of the Shenzhou XI mission.

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