Liu Yang

Liu Yang (born October 6, 1978, Zhengzhou, Henan province, China) is a Chinese astronaut and the first Chinese woman in space. Liu joined the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in 1997 and learned to fly at Changchun No. 1 Flight College. She became a pilot of cargo planes. Liu attained the rank of major and became deputy head of her flight unit. She joined the astronaut corps in 2010. Liu was launched into space on June...