Sun Laiyan (; born October 1957) is a Chinese scientist who served as the Administrator of the
China National Space Administration
China National Space Administration (CNSA; ) is the government agency of the People's Republic of China that is responsible for civil space administration and international space cooperation, including organizing or leading foreign exchanges ...
(CNSA) from 2004 to 2010, when he was succeeded by
Chen Qiufa
Chen Qiufa (; born December 1954) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and politician of Miao ethnic heritage. He is the Communist Party Secretary and the former Governor of Liaoning province. He formerly served as Director of the China Atomic Ener ...
.
Early life
Sun was born in
Beijing
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in October 1957.
Education
Sun attended
Xi'an Jiaotong University
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majoring in
cryogenic
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engineering.
Career
After graduating in 1982, Sun joined the
Beijing Institute of Satellite Environment Engineering
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as an Engineering Team Leader. From 1987 to 1993 he attended
Paris No. 6 University and received a
Ph.D. Moving back to China, he became first the deputy director and the director of the Institute of Satellite Environment Engineering. In 1999, he was made the Vice-Administrator of the CNSA and in 2001 the Secretary General of the
(COSTIND). In 2004, he was appointed Vice-Minister for COSTIND and Administrator for CNSA.
Personal life
Sun is married with one daughter.
References
"Administrators"from CNSA website. Accessed 24 July 2005.
1957 births
Living people
Scientists from Beijing
Xi'an Jiaotong University alumni
Pierre and Marie Curie University alumni
China National Space Administration people
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