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Yang Liwei is a Chinese astronaut who made history as the first person sent into space by China, piloting the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft in 2003. His successful mission was a major milestone for China's space program and demonstrated the country's capability to conduct human spaceflight independently.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1965-06-21 ) 21 June 1965 (age 60) , Suizhong , Huludao , Liaoning , China
- Alma mater
- Air Force Aviation University ( BEng ), Tsinghua University ( PhD )
- Current occupation
- Vice Chief Designer, China Manned Space Engineering
- Previous occupation
- People's Liberation Army Air Force fighter pilot
- Status
- Retired
- Rank
- Major general
- Time in space
- 21 hours, 22 minutes, 45 seconds
- Selection
- Chinese Group 1 (1998)
- Missions
- Shenzhou 5
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- date of birth
- 1965-06-21
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- Yang Liwei
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- name in native language
- 杨利伟
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- Yang Liwei
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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. 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.