Liu Wang (simplified Chinese: 刘旺; traditional Chinese: 劉旺, born 25 March 1969) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He was born in the Shanxi province of China and was a fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force. He was selected to be an astronaut in 1998.
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Born | (1969-03-25) March 25, 1969 (age 53) Pingyao County, Shanxi, People's Republic of China |
Occupation | Pilot |
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Rank | Major General, PLASSF |
Time in space | 12 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes |
Selection | Chinese Group 2 |
Missions | Shenzhou 9 |
Liu Wang was selected to be part of the crew of Shenzhou 9, the first crewed mission to the first Chinese space station, Tiangong 1. Also on the mission is Jing Haipeng, the first Chinese repeat space traveller, and the first Chinese female astronaut, Liu Yang.[1]
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