People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps
The People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC; Chinese: 中国人民解放军航天员大队), also known as the Chinese Astronaut Corps (Chinese: 中国航天员大队), is a Beijing-based sub-corps-level People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) unit directly under the PLASSF Space Systems Department (PLASSF-SSD) and is responsible for the selection and training of astronaut corps for Project 921, the Chinese manned space program.
| People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps | |
|---|---|
Emblem of the People's Liberation Army | |
| Active | 1998 |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch | People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force |
| Part of | People's Liberation Army |
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