Wang Yongzhi (born November 17, 1932 - ), born in Changtu County

Changtu County

Changtu County is a county in the northeast of Liaoning Province in Northeast China, on the border with Jilin Province. It is under the administration of Tieling City, which lies to the south-southwest, and is southwest of Siping City, Jilin....

, Liaoning

Liaoning

' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...

, China

China

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, is an aerospace scientist and academician

Academician

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 at the Chinese Academy of Engineering

Chinese Academy of Engineering

The Chinese Academy of Engineering is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China...

. He is notable for being the general architect and designer of China

China

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's first manned spacecraft

Spacecraft

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 Shenzhou 5

Shenzhou 5

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 and Shenzhou 6

Shenzhou 6

Shenzhou 6 was the second human spaceflight of the People's Republic of China, launched on October 12, 2005 on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Shenzhou spacecraft carried a crew of Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for five days in low Earth orbit...

. In 2003, he was awarded the nation's highest scientific and technological prize, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award

State Preeminent Science and Technology Award

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, by President Hu Jintao

Hu Jintao

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. Wang Yongzhi graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute

Moscow Aviation Institute

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 in 1961.

External links

• Wang Yongzhi's info on the Chinese Academy of Engineering website