Yang Liwei

Astronaut

Birthday June 21, 1965

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace China

Age 59 years old

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About

The first person sent into space by the Chinese space program.

Before Fame

He was a fighter pilot.

Trivia

His spaceflight on Shenzhou 5 made China the third country to independently send people into space.

Family Life

He married and had one child.

Associated With

He was born in the same country as basketball player Yao Ming.