The first Chinese astronaut (hangtianyuan) Yang Liwei has recently published an autobiography “The Long March to Space” (天地九重, or “The Nine Levels between Heaven and Earth”). To advertise his new book, he started a blog called “Yang Liwei’s New Book” (杨利伟的新书). This book is unique in that it is exclusive and authoritative revealing the nature of authenticity and inspirational.
Links:
- Telegraph: Dog on the menu for Chinese astronauts (May 13, 2010)
- Cosmic Log: Dog on the space menu (May 13, 2010)
Tags: Astronaut, biography, China, chinese, Hangtianyuan, Yang Liwei
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March 19, 2010 at 9:24 am |
[…] knows that the first Chinese manned mission was Shenzhou 5 launched on October 15, 2003 in which Yang Liwei (杨利伟) became the first Chinese astronaut (or hangtianyuan). But you may not know that China […]
May 14, 2010 at 5:28 am |
Is the book available in English? How do I get a copy?
May 14, 2010 at 12:01 pm |
I don’t think there is an English version at this time.
May 24, 2010 at 7:39 pm |
[…] you for sure have seen one of the photos above in which the first Chinese astronaut (hangtianyuan) Yang Liwei stepped out Shenzhou 5 capsule himself. They were taken by Xinhua News Agency photographer Wang […]