Yang Liwei

Yang Liwei is a Chinese military pilot and astronaut who became the first Chinese citizen in space aboard Shenzhou 5 in 2003.

Shenzhou 5: China’s first crewed spaceflight, which carried Yang Liwei into orbit in October 2003. The spacecraft and mission on which Yang Liwei made his historic flight.
Shenzhou spacecraft: A Chinese crewed spacecraft designed for orbital missions and return to Earth. Yang Liwei traveled in this spacecraft’s orbital and reentry systems.
Project 921: China’s program, approved in 1992, to develop an independent human spaceflight capability. It established the national project that eventually sent Yang Liwei into orbit.
China Manned Space Agency: The Chinese agency responsible for organizing and managing crewed spaceflight missions. The agency oversees the continuing program launched by Yang Liwei’s mission.
Shenzhou program: China’s crewed spaceflight program, which began with Shenzhou 5 in 2003. Yang Liwei’s mission inaugurated this program of Chinese human spaceflight.
Long March 2F: A Chinese carrier rocket developed to launch crewed Shenzhou spacecraft. It delivered Shenzhou 5 and Yang Liwei into orbit.
People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps: The Chinese military organization that selects and trains astronauts for crewed space missions. Yang Liwei was selected and trained as a military astronaut within this corps.
Chinese space program: China’s national effort in space science, exploration, applications, and human spaceflight. Yang Liwei’s flight marked a major achievement within this broader program.
Nie Haisheng: A Chinese astronaut who flew on Shenzhou 6 and later commanded two space missions. His flights followed Yang Liwei’s pioneering mission in China’s crewed space program.
Low Earth orbit: An orbit around Earth at altitudes of roughly 2,000 kilometers or less. Shenzhou 5 carried Yang Liwei in low Earth orbit for about 21 hours.

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