photo Yang Liwei
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

Mission:

Shenzhou V

Additional information Yang Liwei

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.