Yang Liwei
Chinese major general and taikonaut (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the women's basketball player, see Yang Liwei (basketball).
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.
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Yang Liwei | |
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杨利伟 | |
Born | (1965-06-21) 21 June 1965 (age 58) |
Status | Retired |
Alma mater | Air Force Aviation University (BEng) Tsinghua University (PhD) |
Space career | |
PLAAC astronaut | |
Current occupation | Vice Chief Designer, China Manned Space Engineering |
Previous occupation | PLAAF fighter pilot |
Rank | Major general |
Time in space | 21 hours, 22 minutes, 45 seconds |
Selection | Chinese Group 1 |
Missions | Shenzhou 5 |
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In October 2003, Yang became the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. This mission, Shenzhou 5, made China the third country to independently send humans into space. He is currently a vice chief designer of China Manned Space Engineering.