Wang Yaping, as a candidate for the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC). Liu Yang was selected for the crew of Shenzhou 9, the first crewed...

People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps was established in 1998 for the selection of Shenzhou program astronauts. In 2003, Yang Liwei was launched aboard...

woman astronaut launched into space Liu Yang (violinist), Chinese classical violinist Yang Liu (dancer), member of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Yang Liu (speech...

two women to space: Liu Yang and Wang Yaping, both taikonauts in the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC). Liu Yang, China's first female...

An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed...

director, astronaut Yang Liwei stated that Group 3 selection was expected to begin in 2018 and would include engineers and mission specialists. Yang also stated...

for Amazon Alexa Shixia Liu (刘世霞, born 1974), a Chinese computer scientist Liu Yang (astronaut), (born 1978), Chinese astronaut, a crew member of Shenzhou...

mission included female astronauts. The crew were unveiled to the press on 15 June. China's first female astronaut would be Liu Yang. Liu was selected ahead...

Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and China's first female astronaut Liu Yang. On 11 June 2013, crewed spacecraft Shenzhou 10 carrying astronauts Nie Haisheng, Zhang...

first Chinese female astronaut, Liu Yang. List of Chinese astronauts Chinese space programme Space.com, "China Unveils Astronaut Crew, 1st Female Spaceflyer...