Nie Haisheng (born 13 October 1964[2]) is a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as an taikonaut and the third commander (unit chief) of the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC).

[3] Nie was born on 8 September 1964[4][5] in a rural village in Yangdang Town of Zaoyang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province to a family of farmers.

After graduating from high school he joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force in June 1983, and became a fighter pilot.

[10] He became the first officer to hold general rank at the time of their launch in the Chinese space program with the Shenzhou 10 mission.

[11] Nie was chosen in December 2019 for his third spaceflight, Shenzhou 12, which lifted off on 17 June 2021 on the first crewed mission to the Tiangong space station.