Liu Wang (, born 25 March 1969) is a
Chinese
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pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...
selected as part of the
Shenzhou program
The China Manned Space Program (CMS; ), also known as Project 921 () is a space program developed by the People's Republic of China and run by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), designed to develop and enhance human spaceflight capabilities fo ...
. He was born in the
Shanxi
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province of China and was a
fighter pilot in the
People's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also known as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the regular armed forces of the Peo ...
. He was selected to be an astronaut in 1998.
Career
Liu Wang was selected to be part of the crew of
Shenzhou 9
Shenzhou 9 () was the fourth crewed spacecraft flight of China's Shenzhou program, launched at 18:37:24 CST (10:37:24 UTC), 16 June 2012. Shenzhou 9 was the second spacecraft and first crewed mission and expedition to dock with the Tiangong-1 ...
, the first crewed mission to the first Chinese space station,
Tiangong 1
Tiangong-1 () was China's first prototype space station. It orbited Earth from September 2011 to April 2018, serving as both a crewed laboratory and an experimental testbed to demonstrate orbital rendezvous and docking capabilities during it ...
. Also on the mission is
Jing Haipeng
Jing Haipeng (; born 24 October 1966) is a major general of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) in active service as a vice-commander of the 82nd Group Army. A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he was selected to be a ...
, the first Chinese repeat space traveller, and the first Chinese female astronaut,
Liu Yang.
[Space.com]
"China Unveils Astronaut Crew, 1st Female Spaceflyer, for Saturday Launch"
15 June 2012, Clara Moskowitz
References
External links
at the
Encyclopedia Astronautica
The ''Encyclopedia Astronautica'' is a reference web site on space travel. A comprehensive catalog of vehicles, technology, astronauts, and flights, it includes information from most countries that have had an active rocket research program, f ...
. Accessed 23 July 2005.
Spacefacts biography of Liu Wang
1969 births
Living people
Shenzhou program astronauts
People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps
People's Liberation Army Air Force personnel
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