Yang Liwei
Yang Liwei is an astronaut from China affiliated with the government agency China National Space Administration, embarked on 1 space flights and engaging in 0 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
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.
- Date of Birth: 06/21/1965
- Status: Active
- First Flight: 10/15/2003
- Last Flight: 10/15/2003
- In Space: No