Yang Liwei
ChinaastronautMaleb. 19659.0Global Dominance: 0.02%Yang Liwei is a Chinese astronaut and the first person from China to travel into space, achieving this milestone on October 15, 2003, aboard the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft.
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Yang Liwei is the deputy chief designer of the manned space program and China's first astronaut.
奔赴星辰大海的新长征——4位航天领域代表讲述奋斗故事 _光明网Guangming Daily·China· 2026-09-22
China· 2026-09-22
Yang Liwei was China's first astronaut who participated in the launch ceremony accompanied by fellow astronauts.
科学发展观写入党章（伟大征程） --时政--人民网People's Daily·China· 2026-06-30
China· 2026-06-30
Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei, the country’s first person in space, publicly stated in 2003 that he could not see the Wall from orbit.
Great Wall of China is visible from space: Fact or myth? |The Times of India·
India· 2026-02-22
India· 2026-02-22
Yang Liwei is recognized as China's first astronaut and inspired many, including Wang Jie, to pursue space exploration.
El espacio, el otro campo de batalla entre China y Estados Unidos | CienciaEl País·
Spain· 2025-04-27
Spain· 2025-04-27
Yang Liwei became the first astronaut from China to enter space.
这是中国航天的回答 _光明网Guangming Daily·China· 2025-03-23
China· 2025-03-23
