Qi Faren

Qi Faren
Born	1933 (age 82–83) ^[1] Wafangdian, Liaoning, China^[1]
Fields	Satellite design, Rocket science ^[1]
Alma mater	Beijing Aviation Institute ^[1]

Qi Faren (Chinese: 戚发轫) is the chief designer for Chinese spacecraft since the launch of the prototype Shenzhou manned spacecraft in 1999.^[2] He was born in 1933 and graduated from the Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1957. Qi took part in the research and design of the People's Republic of China's first satellite - the Dong Fang Hong I, which was successfully launched, and stayed in orbit, in 1970.^[1] He was then appointed the general designer of China's spacecraft in 1992, following the retirement of Tsien Hsue-Shen.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Qi Faren 戚发轫". China Vitae. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
1 2 "Qi Faren". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved February 16, 2011.

Chinese space program

Space programs	Beidou Navigation Satellite System Chinese anti-satellite missile test Chinese space station CBERS CLEP (Chang'e) Dark Matter Particle Explorer Dong Fang Hong Double Star Fanhui Shi Weixing Fengyun FT-1 Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope Kuafu Kuaizhou KZ-11 Long March Naga-1 Project 921-3 Shenzhou program Shuguang Space Solar Telescope Tiangong program Tianlian I Yaogan Yinghuo-1

Launch sites	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Wenchang Satellite Launch Center Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Scientists	Chen Qiufa Du Qinghua Hu Haichang Ma Xingrui Ouyang Ziyuan Qi Faren Qian Xuesen Sun Laiyan Wan Hu Wang Yongzhi Xu Dazhe Ye Peijian Zhao Jiuzhang Zhu Miaolong

Astronauts	Fei Junlong Jing Haipeng Liu Boming Liu Yang Liu Wang Nie Haisheng Yang Liwei Zhai Zhigang Zhang Xiaoguang Wang Yaping

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

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