Qi Faren

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qi.
Qi Faren
Qi Faren in 2021, speaking at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Born1933 (age 91–92)
Wafangdian, Liaoning, China
Alma materBeijing Aviation Institute
Scientific career
FieldsSatellite design, aerospace engineering

Qi Faren (Chinese: 戚发轫; born 1933) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and the chief designer for Chinese spacecraft since the launch of the prototype Shenzhou manned spacecraft in 1999.[1]

Qi was born in 1933 in Wafangdian, Liaoning, China, and graduated from the Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1957.[2] Qi took part in the research and design of the People's Republic of China's first satellite - the Dong Fang Hong I, which was successfully launched, and stayed in orbit, in 1970.[2] He was then appointed the general designer of China's spacecraft in 1992, following the retirement of Qian Xuesen.[1]

Qi is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the International Academy of Astronautics. He was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame in 2019,[3] the third Chinese inductee after Wang Xiji and Long Lehao.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Qi Faren". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Qi Faren 戚发轫". China Vitae. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "神舟总师戚发轫院士获2019年度国际宇航联合会名人堂奖". The Paper. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. ^ "IAF Hall of Fame". International Astronautical Federation. Retrieved 2019-10-30.