Wang Yongzhi (; born 17 November 1932) is a Chinese aerospace scientist and

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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's

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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, by

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Hu Jintao. Wang Yongzhi graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute in 1961.

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on 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 {{China-scientist-stub