Nie Haisheng, born October 13, 1964, is a Chinese astronaut and a veteran of two missions in space. After high school, he became a fighter pilot in the Chinese Air Force.
His first trip into space was aboard Shenzhou 6 as Flight Engineer in October 2005, the first day of which was his 31st birthday. He spent 5 days in space before returning to Earth.
His second mission was as commander aboard Shenzhou 10 in June 2013 to the Tiangong 1 space laboratory. He and his fellow astronauts spent two weeks in space.
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