Yang Liwei, male, Han nationality, born in Suizhong County, Huludao City, Liaoning Province, with a university degree, is a producer of party member of the Communist Party of China and China, a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and a special astronaut. 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 an alternate member of the Central Committee at 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. ?

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Yang Liwei's experience

1983, Yang Liwei was admitted to the Eighth Flight Academy of the Air Force.

1987 graduated from PLA Air Force Aviation University with a bachelor's degree. Assigned to the air force to annihilate aviation units as pilots. 1988 was awarded the rank of captain in the air force, and 1988 joined the China * * * Production Party.

1In September, 1995, with the approval of the Central Military Commission, the manned spaceflight engineering headquarters selected and prepared astronauts from the active pilots of the Air Force. From June 5438 to mid-April 0997, he made excellent achievements in clinical medicine, aerospace physiological function index and psychological quality test, and became one of them.

From 1998 to 65438+ 10, he and other 13 outstanding pilots of the air force became the first generation astronauts in China. As the Astronaut Brigade belongs to the General Armament Department, it was changed to the Army at that time, and the rank of Air Force Major was changed to the rank of Army Major. In 2000, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and worked hard.

In July, 2003, after being evaluated by the Astronaut Selection and Evaluation Committee of Manned Space Engineering, he had the ability to fly independently in space, and was awarded the third-class astronaut qualification. At that time, he was a lieutenant colonel 65438+1October 15 At 9: 00 Beijing time, Yang Liwei went into space for the first time on the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft carried by the Long March II F rocket.

Before and after the Spring Festival in 2004, he was promoted to the rank of senior colonel. On February 9, 65438, Yang Liwei was awarded an honorary doctorate in science by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. ?

In 2005, Yang Liwei became the deputy director of China Astronaut Research and Training Center and the deputy commander of the astronaut system of manned spaceflight project.

In June 2007, 5438+ 10, he was elected as an alternate member of the Central Committee at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

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