Zhang Zhiyuan

Zhang Zhiyuan (; born June 1986) is a Chinese astronaut from Baiyin, Gansu. Prior to joining the astronaut corps, he joined the military in September 2006 and later graduated from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University. Zhang became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in March 2011. In 2018, he applied for and was selected into China's third astronaut corps. He was selected to participate in the Shenzhou 23 mission to the Tiangong space station.