Wang Xiji
Wang Xiji 王希季 | |
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China | |
Education | Virginia Tech National Southwestern Associated University |
Occupation | aerospace engineer |
Wang Xiji (
Early life and education
Wang was born in July 1921 into a merchant family in
Career
Sounding rockets
After returning to China, Wang taught at the
Working with severe shortages of technical experience, fund, and equipment, Wang's team managed to develop China's first sounding rocket, the T7-M.[6][2] After a failed first launch in January 1960, the second launch on 19 February 1960 was successful.[6][2] Wang later developed 12 types of sounding rockets, including many recoverable and reusable designs.[7]
Space launch vehicle and recoverable satellites
In the 1960s, Wang proposed the design for the
Crewed spacecraft
In the late 1960s, Wang proposed the
Other programs
In 2002, Wang chaired a national policy committee that created a report outlining the future directions for the space and missile programs of China.[1]
In 2015, Wang proposed building a
Honours and recognition
Wang was elected an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics[8] and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993.[9]
He was twice conferred the Special Prize of the
References
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- ^ a b "IAF Hall of Fame". International Astronautical Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ The oldest "two bomb stars" father ushered in his 100th birthday
- ^ a b c d "王希季院士". China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Wang, Xiji (August 1999). "箭击长空忆当年". Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Wang Xiji". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Chen, Na (31 March 2015). "Chinese Scientists Mull Power Station in Space". Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Biography of Wang Xiji". China Vitae. Retrieved 30 May 2019.