Wang Yaping

Overview

Wang Yaping — a taikonaut who became the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk, during a Shenzhou mission to the Tiangong station.

Knowledge connections

• Associated withCNSA (China National Space Administration)

Sources

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• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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