First name and last name | Yang Liwei |
Date of birth | 21.06.1965 |
Nationality | CHN |
Space Agency | China National Space Administration (CNSA) |
Status | Active |
Type of astronaut | Government agency |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Liwei |
Shenzhou V
Yang Liwei is a major general, military pilot, and China National Space Administration astronaut. In October 2003, he 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.