Wang Haoze (Chinese: 王浩泽; born March 1990), is a Chinese aerospace engineer and taikonaut. She is China's third female taikonaut to space, and first woman engineer, as one of the crew members of Shenzhou 19 mission.[1]
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 Wang Haoze in 2024 | |
| Born | March 1990 (age 34) Luanping, Hebei Province, China |
| Status | Active |
| Nationality |  Chinese |
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| PLAAC astronaut | |
Previous occupation | People's Liberation Army Astronaut Brigade aerospace flight engineer |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Time in space | 2 days, 19 hours, 11 minutes (currently in space) |
| Selection | Chinese Group 3 (2020) |
| Missions | Shenzhou 19 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 王浩澤 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王浩泽 | ||||||
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She served as a senior engineer at the 11th Institute of Aerospace Propulsion Technology within the China Aerospace Science and Technology Group (CASTG) and was chosen as part of the third cohort of astronauts in September 2020. Currently, she holds the position of aerospace flight engineer in the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps, classified as a fourth-class astronaut, with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Army.[2][3]
Biography
editWang Haoze was born in 1990 in Luanping County, Chengde, Hebei Province, China, to a father employed as a traffic police officer and a mother who worked as a middle school teacher. Upon her admission to Southeast University, where she majored in Thermal and Power Engineering, Wang joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 2009.[4] She also participated in the university's track and field team, frequently representing Southeast University at the Jiangsu Provincial Games, while consistently achieving excellent academic results.[5] Consequently, she was assured admission to pursue a master's degree in Engineering Thermal Physics, specialising in plasma detonation. Before completing her master's degree, she joined the China Aerospace Science and Technology Group (CASTG) to engage in the preliminary research of rocket engines.[6] Subsequently, she participated in the third cohort of China's astronaut selection and was officially chosen as one of the astronauts in September 2020.[2]
In 2023, she was chosen for the Shenzhou 19 crew, becoming China's first female aerospace flight engineer and the nation's third female astronaut, as well as the second astronaut from an ethnic minority, following Zhang Xiaoguang, who is also Manchu.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "神舟十九号航天员王浩泽为我国首位女性航天飞行工程师" [Shenzhou 19 astronaut Wang Haoze is my country's first female space flight engineer]. China News Service (in Chinese). October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "神舟十九号载人飞行任务航天员简历公布" [The resumes of the astronauts of the Shenzhou 19 manned mission are released]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "10月29日上午，神舟十九号航天员乘组在酒泉卫星发射中心问天阁与中外媒体记者集体见面" [On the morning of October 29, the Shenzhou 19 astronaut crew met with Chinese and foreign media reporters at the Wentian Pavilion of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "90后女航天员还是个学霸，拿国奖、省三好、保研成功" [The female astronaut born in the 1990s is also a top student, winning the national award, provincial three-good award, and successfully enrolled in graduate school]. China Youth Daily (in Chinese). October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "王浩泽：成为航天员我是幸运的 为国出征我更是幸福的-国际在线". China Radio International (in Chinese). November 6, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "我国首位女性飞行工程师！王浩泽对太空之旅充满信心与期待". Jiefang Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "神十九乘组王浩泽，本硕毕业于东南大学，系我国目前唯一的女航天飞行工程师" [Wang Haoze, a member of the Shenzhou 19 crew, graduated from Southeast University with a bachelor's and master's degree. She is currently the only female aerospace flight engineer in my country.]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.