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Biography

Seng Yang was an astronaut born on February 17, 1963 in China. He grew up in a modest family and started working at a very young age to support his family. It was at the age of 16 that he decided to enlist in the Chinese army, where he served for almost 10 years. Then he turned to space research and became an astronaut in 1989.


During his career, Seng Yang carried out several important space missions for China, some of which even led to significant scientific advances. He is best known for being the first Chinese astronaut to carry out a mission on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2003. In the years that followed, he participated in several other missions and contributed greatly to the development of space technologies in China.


Unfortunately, Seng Yang lost his life during an accidental mission on May 7, 2009 while trying to repair a Chinese satellite that had fallen out of service after its orbit was altered by a collision with a piece of orbital debris. His death was a great loss for the country and his loved ones who could never say goodbye to the national hero he had become thanks to his remarkable space exploits.