Yang Liwei is a Chinese astronaut who made history as the first person sent into space by China, piloting the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft in 2003. His successful mission was a major milestone for China's space program and demonstrated the country's capability to conduct human spaceflight independently.
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Yang Liwei (simplified Chinese: 杨利伟; traditional Chinese: 楊利偉; born 21 June 1965) is a Chinese major general, former military pilot, and former taikonaut of the People's Liberation Army.
In October 2003, Yang 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. He is currently a vice chief designer of China Manned Space Engineering.
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