Yang Liwei

For the women's basketball player, see Yang Liwei (basketball).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Liwei
杨利伟
Yang in September 2011
Born (1965-06-21) 21 June 1965 (age 59)
Suizhong, Huludao, Liaoning, China
StatusRetired
Alma materAir Force Aviation University (BEng)
Tsinghua University (PhD)
Space career
PLAAC astronaut
Current occupation
Vice Chief Designer, China Manned Space Engineering
Previous occupation
 PLAAF fighter pilot
RankMajor general
Time in space
21 hours, 22 minutes, 45 seconds
SelectionChinese Group 1
MissionsShenzhou 5

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.

Early life and education

Yang Liwei was born in Suizhong County, Huludao, Liaoning.[1] His mother was a teacher and his father was an accountant at a state agricultural firm.[2] Yang Liwei married Zhang Yumei with whom they had a son together. Zhang Yumei was a part of the People's Liberation Army and was a teacher in China's Space Program.[3][4]

In 1983, he enlisted for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and was admitted to the Air Force Second Flight Academy (空军第二飞行学院), graduating in 1987 with a bachelor's degree.[5] He participated in the screening process for astronauts in 1996.[6] In the PLAAF, he logged 1,350 hours of flight time as a fighter pilot before he went to space training.[1]

Yang entered Tsinghua University in Beijing for doctoral studies in 2004 and received a Doctor of Philosophy in Management in 2009.[7][8]

Spaceflight career

Yang was selected as a taikonaut candidate in 1998 and has trained for space flight since then.[2] He was chosen from the final pool of 14 candidates to fly on China's first crewed space mission.[9] A former fighter pilot in the Aviation Military Unit of the PLA, he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel at the time of his mission.[2] He was promoted to full Colonel on 20 October 2003.[10] According to the Youth Daily, the decision had been made in advance of his spaceflight without Yang being made aware of it.[10]

The launch window of Shenzhou 5, was chosen to be 15 October 2003 because it would coincide with the conclusion of a Communist Party conference in Beijing and a day before President Hu Jintao's visit to Thailand for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.[9] President Hu was present at the launch site to supervise the launch of Shenzhou 5.[9] The launch was not broadcast on live television to prevent negative publicity in the event of a disaster.

He was launched into space aboard his Shenzhou 5 spacecraft atop a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 09:00 CST (01:00 UTC) on 15 October 2003.[11][12] Prior to his launch almost nothing was made public about the Chinese taikonaut candidates; his selection for the Shenzhou 5 launch was only leaked to the media one day before the launch.[1] The other two potential candidates for the space mission were Nie Haisheng and Zhai Zhigang who were also on standby as backup crews on the day of the launch.[9]

Yang Liwei reported the occurrence of abnormal vibrations two minutes after launch which he described as "very uncomfortable". The vibrations were later discovered to have come from the launcher rocket.[9] As a consequence, corrective measures were swiftly taken to the design of the following CZ-2F carrier rocket for the Shenzhou-6.[13]

Yang punctuated his journey with regular updates on his condition; variations of "I feel good", the last coming as the capsule floated to the ground after re-entry.[14][15] He spoke to his wife as the Shenzhou 5 started its eighth orbit around the Earth, assuring her from space: "I feel very good, don't worry".[14][15] He ate specially designed packets of shredded pork with garlic, Kung Pao chicken and eight treasure rice, along with Chinese herbal tea.[10] During the flight, Yang slept two times in 3-hour intervals.[9] In the middle of the journey, state television broadcast footage of Yang waving a small flag of the People's Republic of China and that of the United Nations inside his capsule.[10][15]

State media said Yang's capsule was supplied with a gun, a knife and tent in case he landed in the wrong place.[15]

Yang's craft landed in the grasslands of the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia at around 06:30 CST on 16 October 2003 (22:00 UTC), having completed 14 orbits and travelled more than 600,000 km.[15] Yang was in space for a total of 21 hours,[12] Yang left the capsule about 15 minutes after landing, and was congratulated by Premier Wen Jiabao.[15] But the astronaut's bleeding lips seen in the official images broadcast sparked rumors of a hard landing confirmed by accounts of personnel present at the landing site.[16]

Although the first Chinese citizen in space, Yang Liwei is not the first person of Chinese origin in space. Shanghai-born Taylor Wang flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-51-B in 1985.[17] Wang, however, had become a United States citizen in 1975.[17] Taylor Wang was not the first person born in China to go to orbit. William Anders was born in Hong Kong on 17 October 1933.[18] Anders would be a part of the Apollo 8 lunar orbital mission in 1968.[18]

Yang visited Hong Kong on 31 October 2003, holding talks and sharing his experiences during a six-day stay in the territory.[19] The visit coincided with an exhibition that featured his reentry capsule, spacesuit and leftover food from his 21-hour mission. On 5 November he travelled to Macau.[19]

On 7 November, Yang received the title of "Space Hero" from Jiang Zemin, the Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission (CMC).[1] He also received a badge of honour during a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People. Russia awarded him the Gagarin medal.[20] The Chinese University of Hong Kong has given Yang an honorary doctorate.[1]

The asteroid 21064 Yangliwei and the fossil bird Dalingheornis liweii are named after him.[1][21]

After Shenzhou 5

Yang's Space Meritorious Medal awarded by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

In a move similar to that taken by the Soviet Union with national space flight hero Yuri Gagarin, an official decision to no longer assign him to future spaceflight missions was made.[citation needed] Yang was promoted to Major General on 22 July 2008.[22]

After the successful space flight of Shenzhou 5, Yang was given the position of vice-commander-in-chief of the astronauts system of China's crewed spaceflight project.[23]

Yang became an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party at the 17th Party Congress in October 2007.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization awarded the UNESCO Medal on Space Science to Yang in October 2017.[24]

Yang Liwei is the director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office.[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Guang, Yang (24 January 2011). "Mission Possible for Yang Liwei". China Daily. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b c Ong, Hwee Hwee (16 October 2003). "Fighter pilot Yang - average student, superb self-control". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Closed access icon
  3. ^ "Yang Liwei | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  4. ^ "Yang Liwei". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  5. ^ Cheng, Jinyu (2016-04-11). "陽痿：中国进入太空的第一人". 华夏经纬网. Archived from the original on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  6. ^ Seedhouse, Erik (2009). "The New Space Race: China vs. USA". Springer. ISBN 144190879X.
  7. ^ "杨利伟清华读博士_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. 2006-01-27. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. ^ Xinhua (2010-01-26). "我国首批航天员被清华大学授予工程硕士学位_中国载人航天官方网站". China Manned Space Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Shenzhou 5". China Space Report. 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  10. ^ a b c d Jiang, Guocheng (19 October 2003). "China's first astronaut promoted". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Closed access icon
  11. ^ "President Hu hails successful launch of Shenzhou V". People's Daily. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Yang Liwei | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  13. ^ ""神七"运载火箭完成总装和出厂测试 今将出征". 中国新闻网. 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  14. ^ a b "Chinese astronaut calls family from space (details added)". Xinhua News Agency. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Closed access icon
  15. ^ a b c d e f Rhoads, Brian (16 October 2003). "China's first manned space flight ends in success". Reuters. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Closed access icon
  16. ^ "杨利伟："职业航天员是我的事业和人生追求"". 新华网. September 29, 2007. Archived from the original on June 25, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  17. ^ a b "China looks to moon - Chinese shuttle astronaut". AFP. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Closed access icon
  18. ^ a b Shelby, Julie. "Maj. Gen. Bill Anders". Heritage Flight Museum. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  19. ^ a b Burning, Harald (6 November 2003). "Macau flag-wavers give astronaut a warm welcome". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Closed access icon
  20. ^ China Daily. http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/20/content_470775.htm
  21. ^ Zhang, Z., Hou, L., Hasegawa, Y., O'Connor, J., Martin, L.D. and Chiappe, L.M. (2006). "The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China." Acta Geologica Sinica, 80(5): 631-635.
  22. ^ "我国首位"太空人"杨利伟被授予少将军衔(图)". 北方网. July 22, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  23. ^ "Yang Liwei | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  24. ^ "Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei among first UNESCO Space Science Medal winners". China Daily. 2017-10-29.
  25. ^ "China readying for space station era: Yang Liwei - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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