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Tag:Taikonaut

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Yang Liwei, China's first taikonaut, who flew the historic Shenzhou-5 mission in 2003

analysisJuly 10, 2026

Divine Vessel: The Shenzhou Story and the Rise of China's Human Spaceflight

From Project 921 and Yang Liwei's 2003 first flight to Tiangong crew rotations, the Mengzhou spacecraft and a 2030 Moon landing — the Shenzhou story.

China Shenzhou Human Spaceflight

A Long March 3B rocket lifts off, part of the workhorse family that made China the world's second-most-active launch nation

analysisApril 14, 2026

From Mao to the Moon: The Complete History of China's Space Program (Part 1)

Inside China's rise as a space superpower: Qian Xuesen's US deportation, the 1970 Dongfanghong-1 satellite, Shenzhou taikonauts, Chang'e far-side landing, and Tianwen-1 Mars.

China space program CNSA Qian Xuesen