China 's first astronaut Yang Liwei on board of Shenzhou V talked to Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan at about 5:30 pm Wednesday (Beijing time) via live communication systems. With the live ...

On October 15, Yang Liwei, the 38-year-old astronaut, entered orbit aboard the Shenzhou V spacecraft from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and landed safely as planned in North China the next day ...

On October 15, 2003, Yang Liwei launched into space on a Long March 2F rocket. After making 14 orbits around Earth, Liwei returned to the planet as China received congratulations from countries ...

China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei (left) got a visit last September from Leroy Chiao, the first astronaut of Chinese descent to walk in space. Courtesy Leroy Chiao As soon as the divine vessel ...

Astronaut Yang Liwei, the icon, is everywhere in China, lionized in the state-run press and on television not only as the country’s first man in space, but also as an elite pilot, a star student ...

Yang was privileged to be the first Chinese spaceman, and his tour was accompanied by many surprises. About 100 seconds from the lift-off, he was hit by a bout of terrifying vibrations of the rocket.

China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei (left) got a visit in September 2006 from Leroy Chiao, the first astronaut of Chinese descent to walk in space. Courtesy Leroy Chiao It appeared to be just ...

In an exclusive interview China's first man in space, Yang Liwei, talks to Flight at the 16th International Academy of Astronautics' Humans in Space conference in Beijing ...