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Yang Liwei (simplified Chinese: 杨利伟; traditional Chinese: 楊利偉; 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 .
In 2003, Yang Liwei was launched aboard Shenzhou 5, becoming the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. [3] This achievement made China the third country to independently send humans into space. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk. [4]
When China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei blasted off into space in 2003, it was a history making moment that declared his country’s arrival as an emerging space power.
Shenzhou 5 was launched at 09:00 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, a launch base in the Gobi Desert in Gansu province, entering orbit 343 kilometres (213 mi; 185 nmi) above Earth at 09:10 (UTC+08:00) with astronaut Yang Liwei, a 38-year-old lieutenant colonel in the People's Liberation Army and former fighter pilot.
When he was alone in a spacecraft in 2003, astronaut Yang Liwei reportedly heard a "knock" despite being alone. Liwei was the first man China sent to space, so there's no question that he was by ...
Shenzhou-17 marks China's 12th crewed mission since Yang Liwei's solo spaceflight in October 2003, the first Chinese national in space. (Reporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by Tom Hogue and Gerry Doyle ...
The first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei Return capsule and space suit used by Yang Liwei in Shenzhou 5 mission. Another major goal specified by the white paper was to realize crewed spaceflight. The China Manned Space Program continued its steady evolvement in the 21st century after its initial success.
Shenzhou-18 marks China's 13th crewed mission to space since Yang Liwei's solo spaceflight in October 2003. Yang was the first Chinese national ever to reach space. (Reporting by Albee Zhang and ...