Long Lehao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Long.
Long Lehao
龙乐豪
Born (1938-07-04) 4 July 1938 (age 86)
Hanyang County, Hubei, China
Alma materShanghai Jiao Tong University
Scientific career
FieldsCarrier rocket
Aerospace engineering
InstitutionsChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese龙乐豪
Traditional Chinese龍樂豪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóng Lèháo

Long Lehao (born 4 July 1938) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and scientist who was the chief designer of Long March expendable launch system rockets and deputy chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.[1][2][3]

Biography

Long was born into a family of farming background in Hanyang County (now Wuhan), Hubei, on 4 July 1938. In September 1958, he was accepted to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where he majored in automatic control. After graduating in July 1963, he was dispatched to the Unit 742 of the People's Liberation Army. He was transferred to the 1st Department of 1st Institute of 7th Ministry of Machinery Industry, which was reshuffled as the Ministry of Aerospace Industry in May 1982. In August 1986, he became deputy chief designer of Long March 3A orbital carrier rocket, rising to chief designer in December 1989. He was vice president of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology in November 1993, and held that office until January 2000. In March 2004, he was made deputy chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, and served until April 2009. On 12 December 2019, he was hired as the honorary president of Shangqiu Institute of Technology.[4]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ "China's Long March rocket launch has world's highest success rate: expert". xinhuanet.com. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Li Bingcun (25 June 2021). "HK students pick brains of national aerospace experts". China Daily. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ Dong Xiaoyan (董晓妍) (24 June 2021). 龙乐豪：我是从牛背上成长起来的火箭设计师，爱国是天经地义. China Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ 龙乐豪院士受聘为商丘工学院名誉校长. sqgxy.edu.cn (in Chinese). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.