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In what year did China launch its first crewed space mission?

Answer

2003

China launched the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft with astronaut Yang Liwei on October 15, 2003, making China the third country to successfully launch humans into space after the Soviet Union and United States. Yang Liwei's mission lasted 21 hours and completed 14 orbits of Earth, establishing China as a major spacefaring nation with independent human spaceflight capability. China's entry into human spaceflight demonstrated the nation's technological advancement and marked a significant shift in global space exploration, eventually leading to China's independent space station program.

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Yang Liwei orbited Earth 14 times during his 21-hour mission, returning safely to complete China's first crewed spaceflight successfully.

Other options people guess

  • 2000
  • 2005
  • 2008

Topics

  • space
  • exploration
  • Asia

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