Chinese Space Suit

Albert Nov 06, 2026
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an astronaut suit on display in a museum

Feitian suit, a Chinese copy of the Russian Orlan (2008)

Liu Yang, China’s first female astronaut.

an astronaut suit on display in a museum
an astronaut suit on display in a museum

Chinese Astronaut Wang Yaping

Shenzhou 2, China (2003)

a woman in an astronaut suit waving at the camera
a woman in an astronaut suit waving at the camera
F Yeah Female Astronauts
F Yeah Female Astronauts

2003: Yang Liwei becomes first man in space as part of the Chinese Space project [PA]

an astronaut suit on display in a museum
an astronaut suit on display in a museum
a woman dressed in an astronaut suit walking down the street with her hand up and other people standing behind her
a woman dressed in an astronaut suit walking down the street with her hand up and other people standing behind her

Today in 1965, June 21, Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut to enter space, was born. On October 15, 2003, he took the Shenzhou V spacecraft, which was his first and only time to enter space.

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2003: Yang Liwei becomes first man in space as part of the Chinese Space project [PA] Person In Space Suit, Astronaut Uniform, Chinese Space Suit, Nasa Historical Images, Nasa Earth Girl, Spacesuit Girl, Female Astronaut, Women Astronauts, Space Walk Korea
2003: Yang Liwei becomes first man in space as part of the Chinese Space project [PA] Person In Space Suit, Astronaut Uniform, Chinese Space Suit, Nasa Historical Images, Nasa Earth Girl, Spacesuit Girl, Female Astronaut, Women Astronauts, Space Walk Korea
Yang Liwei
Yang Liwei
Chinese astronaut soldier, Well rex
Chinese astronaut soldier, Well rex
NASA may be a civilian agency, but China's space program is unquestionably a military endeavor | Fighter Sweep
NASA may be a civilian agency, but China's space program is unquestionably a military endeavor | Fighter Sweep
FEITIAN China Space Suit, Albin Merle
FEITIAN China Space Suit, Albin Merle
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A Brief History of the Space Suit
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a man in a red space suit and helmet
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Feitian Suit (2008) The Feitian suit was designed for the Chinese Shenzhou 7 mission. Worn during the first Chinese extra-vehicular activity in Sept. 2008, the suit was modeled after the Russian Orlan-M.

The new spacesuit to be worn by Chinese taikonauts on the moon.

China -- Shenzhou 5 China launched Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission during October of 2003. The Shenzhou 5 mission carried China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei, who had been a pilot. The flight lasted just over 21 hours and landed successfully in inner Mongolia. Accomplishing this feat made China the third nation, after the Soviet Union (Russia) and the United States, to launch its own manned space flight.

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