Success· Flight 1
Shenzhou-5
- Launched
- Oct 15, 2003 · 01:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 2F
- From
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Landed
- Oct 15, 2003

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Yang Liwei is a major general, military pilot, and China National Space Administration astronaut. In October 2003, he became the first person sent into space...

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Success· Flight 1
Yang Liwei is a major general, military pilot, and China National Space Administration astronaut. In October 2003, he became the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. This mission, Shenzhou 5, made China the third country to independently send humans into space.
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