Wang Yongzhi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Wang Yongzhi

Chinese aerospace engineer

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1932

Place of Birth: Changtu County, Liaoning, China

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Wang Yongzhi

  • Wang Yongzhi (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Wáng Yongzhì; born 17 November 1932), born in Changtu County, Liaoning, China, is an aerospace scientist and academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
  • He is notable for being the general architect and designer of China's first manned spacecraft Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6.
  • In 2003, he was awarded the nation's highest scientific and technological prize, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, by President Hu Jintao.
  • Wang Yongzhi graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute in 1961.

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