Wang Yaping
Awards & Honours
2
Awards Won
2
Honours
2
Records
Wang Yaping's achievements are a source of national pride. She is the first Chinese woman to walk in space, a feat that required immense skill and courage. Her record of 197 days in space is the longest for any Chinese female astronaut, and her live physics lesson from orbit in 2013 inspired a generation of students. These accomplishments have made her a symbol of China's space program and a role model for women in science.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
First Chinese woman to conduct a spacewalk
Historic extravehicular activity during Shenzhou 13 mission.
Record for longest cumulative stay in space by a Chinese female astronaut
Accumulated 197 days in space across two missions.
Records & Feats
First Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk
On November 7-8, 2021, Wang Yaping conducted a spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station, becoming the first Chinese woman to do so.
Longest cumulative stay in space by a Chinese female astronaut
With 197 days across two missions, Wang holds the record for the most time in space by a Chinese woman.