Deng QingmingStatus: Active 3/16/1966 – Nationality: Chinese Type: GovernmentDeng Qingming is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He was born in the Jiangxi province of China. A fighter pilot in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, he was selected to be an astronaut in 1998.China National Space AdministrationType: Government Abbreviation: CNSA Administration: Administrator: Tang Dengjie Founded: 1993Spacecraft: Shenzhou Country: CHNThe China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People’s Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. The CNSA has many launch sites around China with their orbital sites located in Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang.