Huang Chunping

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Huang Chunping (born 1938) is a Chinese scientist in the fields of missile and aerospace engineering. He was the commander in chief of the Shenzhou 5 rocket system, China's first crewed spacecraft. He was also the commander in chief of Long March 3, Long March 2E and Long March 2F.

Huang Chunping
黄春平
Born	1938 (age 85–86) Minhou County, Fujian, China
Alma mater	Beijing Institute of Technology
Spouse	Zhang Yonggui
Scientific career
Fields	Aerospace engineering Missile
Institutions	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	黄春平
Traditional Chinese	黃春平
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Chūnpíng

Biography

Huang was born into a peasant family in the town of Xiangqian, Minhou County, Fujian, in 1938. He is the seventh child in the family. All his six elder sisters were drowned by his father. He has two younger sisters and one younger brother. His father died when he was 16. He secondary studied at Minhou No.2 High School. After graduating from Beijing Institute of Technology in 1964, he was despatched to the 1st Branch of the 5th Academy of the Ministry of National Defense (now China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology), where he successively served as technician, engineering group leader, office director, deputy director, director of Comprehensive Planning Department, director of Military Product Research and Production Department, assistant to president, deputy president, deputy director of Science and Technology Commission, chief designer, deputy chief designer, chief and deputy commander in chief. On 18 October 2019, Huang founded the Zhongxing Aerospace Information Technology Co., Ltd. in Fuzhou.

Personal life

Huang married Zhang Yonggui, who is also a space engineer.