“I believe in persevering. If you persevere, success lies ahead of you.” Liu Lang
Pilot and astronaut Liu Yang becomes the first Chinese woman in space as a crew member of the Shenzhou 9 mission.
Liu Yang is a Chinese pilot and astronaut who served as a crew member on the space mission Shenzhou 9. On 16 June 2012, Liu became the first Chinese woman in space.
Liu Lang – Astronaut – Associated Links:
- Liu Yang | Britannica.com: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Liu-Yang
- “China Launches 1st Female Astronaut and 2 Men to Space Lab” | Space.com: https://www.space.com/16170-china-launches-1st-female-astronaut-shenzhou-9.html
- “Profile of Liu Yang, China’s first woman astronaut” | BBC News: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-18471236
- “China’s first female astronaut shows how women hold up half the sky | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/17/china-woman-space-liu-yang
- “Liu Yang – School of Computer Science” | Carnegie Mellon University: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~liuy/
- “Who is China’s First Female Astronaut?” | Live Science: https://www.livescience.com/34002-china-female-astronaut.html
- “China’s first female astronaut Liu Yang on tech innovation in China |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVQZAJ7c5TE
- Liu Lang | Quotes: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/liu_yang

Link to Photo Credit: Liu Yang