The Shenzhou XVII mission's three crew members
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Tang Shengjie
Lieutenant Colonel Tang Shengjie, 33, a native of Gansu province, joined the PLA Air Force in September 2008.
He was a first-grade pilot and squadron commander at an Air Force fighter jet brigade before being selected as one of the PLA Astronaut Division's third group of astronauts in September 2020.
He is now a fourth-grade astronaut.