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Who was China's first space traveler?

Yang Liwei, who flew aboard Shenzhou 5 in 2003.

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Why: Yang Liwei became China's first person in space aboard Shenzhou 5. The mission orbited Earth 14 times and lasted a little more than 21 hours.

Huh, didn't know that: The capsule parachuted down in Inner Mongolia.

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Yang packed for one day and traveled around the world 14 times.
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Answer: Yang Liwei. Yang Liwei became China's first person in space aboard Shenzhou 5. The mission orbited Earth 14 times and lasted a little more than 21 hours.

  1. NASA, Societal Impact of Spaceflight www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sp-4801.pdf
    Yang Liwei, China’s First Space Traveller
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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