Yang Liwei

Astronaut

1965 –

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Who is Yang Liwei?

Yang Liwei; born June 21, 1965 in Suizhong, Liaoning is a major general and military pilot and China National Space Administration astronaut. He was the first man sent into space by the Chinese space program and his mission, Shenzhou 5, made China the third country to independently send people into space.

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Born
Jun 21, 1965
Suizhong County
Nationality
  • China
Profession
Lived in
  • Liaoning

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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