He has served as deputy director of China Astronaut Research and Training Center and deputy commander of astronaut system in manned spaceflight project. He is the first generation of astronauts trained by China, and the first person to go into space by China. Elected as alternate member of the Central Committee in The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Yang Liwei flew safely in the former air force 1, 350 hours.
At 9: 00 Beijing time on June 65438+1October 65438+May 2003, Yang Liwei went into space for the first time on the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft carried by the Long March II F rocket, which symbolized that China's space industry had taken a big step forward and was of milestone significance.
20 18,11On October 25th, other astronauts were awarded the honorary title of "model of the times" by Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China. He used to be the director of China Manned Space Engineering Office and a member of China People's Political Consultative Conference.
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In the eyes of the world, a perfect space flight lasting 2 1 hour for 23 minutes made the world remember his name-Yang Liwei. With his successful return, China people's dream of flying for thousands of years has come true ... China has become the third country to master manned space technology after the United States and Russia.
Yang Liwei, 1965, was born in Suizhong County, Liaoning Province. 1983, 18 years old, admitted to the eighth flight academy of the air force, and became a fighter pilot after graduation. As a pilot, he has encountered and dealt with air dangers many times. 1in the summer of 992, when he was flying at low altitude, the engine of the plane stopped in the air. In an emergency, he calmly responded, handled it carefully and flew back to the ground safely.
1998 65438+ 10, as one of the first astronauts in China, Yang Liwei came to the Beijing Astronaut Training Center. He started with courses such as Fundamentals of Manned Space Engineering, Fundamentals of Space Medicine and Star Recognition. I didn't sleep every night before 12 for the first two years.
For the centrifuge project of overweight endurance training, Yang Liwei must keep a clear head and make a correct judgment in time while bearing the 8 g gravity load, in addition to physical training, psychological training, professional technical training, flight procedure and task simulation training, life-saving and survival training, etc. Yang Liwei's training achievements have become the best among his peers.
In the preparation stage of Shenzhou 5 manned spacecraft launch, Yang Liwei was selected as the first three-person flight group by secret ballot by the expert group. Because of his excellent training performance and comprehensive quality, he was confirmed as the chief candidate.
After being identified as the first flight echelon, Yang Liwei devoted more efforts to intensive training. In those days, he spent most of his time in the spacecraft simulator, familiar with all kinds of equipment and circuits in the cabin and memorizing flight instructions.
People's Network-Yang Liwei: Space Hero