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Liu Yang (刘洋) is a Chinese female astronaut, politician, and aircraft pilot. Born in Zhengzhou on October 6, 1978, she holds citizenship in China and resides there. She is a member of the Chinese Communist Party and served in the People's Liberation Army Air Force. Liu Yang was educated at Tsinghua University and speaks Chinese.
She has been a member of the crews for Shenzhou 9 and Shenzhou 14. Her total time in space was 18,720 units. While some records associate the name Liu Yang with various publications and musical works, the specific astronaut is primarily identified by her space missions and military service.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Liu
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Zhengzhou
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Educated at
- Tsinghua University
- Political party
- Chinese Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Military branch
- People's Liberation Army Air Force
- Image
- LIU Yang CUHK 2012.JPG
- Residence
- China
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- Commons category
- Liu Yang (astronaut)
- date of birth
- 1978-10-06
- time in space
- 18720
- name in native language
- 刘洋
- P10632
- Liu Yang
- member of the crew of
- Shenzhou 14
- P450
- Shenzhou 14
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Encyclopedic overview
Liu Yang (Chinese: 刘洋; pinyin: Liú Yáng; born October 6, 1978) is a Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut. On June 16, 2012, Yang became the first Chinese woman in space, as a crew member of Shenzhou 9.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Liu Yang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.