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🔴April 24 is China's Astronaut Day

On this day in 1970, China launched its first satellite, Dongfanghong-1, into space.

The first Chinese astronaut was Yang Liwei 杨利伟, who is currently a major general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

He made a spaceflight aboard the Shenzhou-5 spacecraft, which was launched into orbit by a Long March rocket on October 15, 2003.

At the beginning of the 21st century, China entered the list of the three major powers in space and took a leading position in some areas.