Yang Liwei (born June 21, 1965, Suizhong, Liaoning, China) is a Chinese astronaut and the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. In 1983 he enlisted in the Chinese …

Yang Liwei, China's first space traveler, was born in Suizhong, Liaoning Province in June 1965. He joined the People's Liberation Army in 1983 and is now Deputy Director of the China …

Yang Liwei was China's first citizen in space. His launch into orbit aboard Shenzhou-5 on 15 October 2003 marked the entry of China into an elite group, consisting only of Russia and the …

Inside the eight-ton Shenzhou V spacecraft, their 38-year-old countryman Yang Liwei, a lieutenant colonel in the People’s Liberation Army, had entered the history books, joining the elite …

Yang Liwei, (born June 21, 1965, Suizhong, Liaoning, China), Chinese astronaut and the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program.

Mr Yang Liwei is the first Chinese astronaut to have travelled in the outer space. His eminent success, which has drawn attention around the world, has its origin in a small town in the …

Sep 28, 2005 · China's milestone making Shenzhou 5 flight, piloted by Yang Liwei, a lieutenant colonel of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), is sparking a wide array of opinions as to the …

At 9:00 of October 15, 2003 (Beijing Time), in the Shenzhou V spaceship carried by the Changzheng 2F rocket, Yang Liwei, as the first Chinese astronaut, entered into the outer …

With a Long March-II-F carrier rocket pushing Shenzhou-5 into the orbit some 300 kilometers away from the Earth Wednesday morning, Yang Liwei, 38, turns out to be China's first …

Feb 20, 2023 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have signed guard Yang Liwei, who will become the second China-born player to suit up for the team. Zheng Haixia was …