Wang Yongzhi (; born 17 November 1932) is a Chinese
aerospace scientist and
academician
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at the
Chinese Academy of Engineering
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and a commissioner of the 11th
National People's Political Consultative Conference.
He is notable for serving as the general architect and designer of
China
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's
Shenzhou program
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from 1992 to 2006 overseeing the first six
Shenzhou missions. In 2003, he was awarded the nation's highest scientific and technological prize,
State Preeminent Science and Technology Award
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, by
President
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Automobiles
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Hu Jintao
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. Wang Yongzhi graduated from
Moscow Aviation Institute
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in 1961.
Reference
External links
Wang Yongzhi's infoon the Chinese Academy of Engineering website
1932 births
Living people
Scientists from Liaoning
Space program of the People's Republic of China
Chinese aerospace engineers
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
People from Tieling
Tsinghua University alumni
Moscow Aviation Institute alumni
Engineers from Liaoning
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