Deng is a fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force and a taikonaut for the China National Space Administration. Selected as a taikonaut trainee in 1998, this will be his first mission.
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Deng Qingming is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program.
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