Historical Events tagged with "yang liwei"
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Space Exploration
China's First Crewed Space Mission
October 15th, 2003 21 years ago
Shenzhou 5, carrying astronaut Yang Liwei, launched successfully, marking China’s entry into human space flight. The mission lasted 21 hours and orbited the Earth 14 times. Yang Liwei became the first Chinese national in space, fulfilling a significant national objective to establish a presence in space exploration. The launch was a culmination of years of technological development and ambition in the Chinese space program.
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