Yang

Personal data:

Birth date:  21.06.1965 Birthplace:  Suizhong County, Liaoning Province Marital status:  married Children:  one Selection date:  ??.01.1998 Selection group:  China-1 Grade:  Lt-Col in the Peoples' Liberation Army (has been promoted to Col. since his return) Job:  Pilot Status:  active

Spaceflights:

Additional information:

• Joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) at 18; was a Lieutenant Colonel during his mission; he was promoted to Colonel after he landed; the PLA claimed his promotion was approved but wasn't announced before the mission, to not disturb his concentration; Air Force pilot; graduated from the No 8 Aviation College of the PLA Air Force in 1987 with a bachelor's degree and went on to log 1350 hours of flight experience as a fighter pilot; honorary doctorate from the Chinese University of Hong Kong; selected to the first Chinese cosmonaut (yuhangyuan) detachment; hobbies: swimming, skating and playing at outdoor; currently vice-director of China Astronaut Research and Training Center.
• Currently the Deputy Director of the Project 921 Office.