Wang Yaping [file photo] |
Female astronaut Wang Yaping is a native of Yantai City in east China's Shandong Province.
Born in 1980, Wang is of Han nationality and holds a bachelor's degree.
Wang was recruited to the People's Liberation Army in 1997 and became a member of the Communist Party of China in May 2000. Currently, she is a major.
In 2010, Wang became a member of the second batch of Chinese astronauts and was selected to the crew of the Shenzhou 10 space mission in April 2013.
Wang will be China's first astronaut to give lectures to middle and elementary school students while in orbit.
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