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Liu was selected to be a member of [[China]]'s first astronaut team in January 1998. Holding a master’s degree, he is now a senior colonel and second grade astronaut of the [[PLA]] astronaut brigade. | Liu was selected to be a member of [[China]]'s first astronaut team in January 1998. Holding a master’s degree, he is now a senior colonel and second grade astronaut of the [[PLA]] astronaut brigade. | ||
| − | The [[Shenzhou 9]] spacecraft will be launched at 18:37 on Saturday June 16, 2012. Its crew members will be [[Jing Haipeng]], | + | The [[Shenzhou 9]] spacecraft will be launched at 18:37 on Saturday June 16, 2012. Its crew members will be [[Jing Haipeng]], Liu Wang and [[Liu Yang]] (female). |
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Revision as of 08:42, 15 June 2012
Liu Wang (刘旺) is a Chinese astronaut who was selected to be a member of the three-person crew on the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft.
Born in Pingyao County of China's northern Shanxi Province in March 1969, Liu joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1988. That same year he joined the Communist Party of China (CPC). Liu once served as a squadron leader in an air force division and became a second grade pilot after accumulating 1,000 safe flying hours.
Liu was selected to be a member of China's first astronaut team in January 1998. Holding a master’s degree, he is now a senior colonel and second grade astronaut of the PLA astronaut brigade.
The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft will be launched at 18:37 on Saturday June 16, 2012. Its crew members will be Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang (female).
