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Yang Liwei (Chinese: 杨利伟; born 21 June 1965) is a Chinese major general, former military pilot, and former taikonaut of the People's Liberation Army. In October 2003, Yang became the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program .
Jun 17, 2024 · Yang Liwei (born June 21, 1965, Suizhong, Liaoning, China) is a Chinese astronaut and the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. In 1983 he enlisted in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), where he was chosen to enter the aviation college of the PLA Air Force.
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Yang Liwei, China's first space traveler, was born in Suizhong, Liaoning Province in June 1965. He joined the People's Liberation Army in 1983 and is now Deputy Director of the China Astronaut Research and Training Center and also Deputy Director General of China's manned space program.
Yang Liwei, (born June 21, 1965, Suizhong, Liaoning, China), Chinese astronaut and the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program.
Inside the eight-ton Shenzhou V spacecraft, their 38-year-old countryman Yang Liwei, a lieutenant colonel in the People’s Liberation Army, had entered the history books, joining the elite...
Oct 15, 2023 · Lieutenant-Colonel Yang Liwei was due back on Earth early on Thursday to complete China’s historic first manned space flight. If all goes according to plan, Colonel Yang’s trail-blazing 21...
Sep 15, 2019 · Yang Liwei was China's first citizen in space. His launch into orbit aboard Shenzhou-5 on 15 October 2003 marked the entry of China into an elite group, consisting only of Russia and the United...
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