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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.
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...
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...
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 company...
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.
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 States, who had the capability to launch human beings off the planet.
On October 15, 2003, Yang Liwei became the first Chinese man to travel in space. His flight on the Shenzhou-5 marked a historic moment: China was now the third nation in the world capable of developing and launching a manned space vehicle.
Yang Liwei, as one of the first-generation astronauts cultivated by China, was selected as the alternate member of the CPC Central Committee at the 17th National Congress of the CPC. His safe flight time during his service in the Air Force reaches 1,350 hours.
