Wang Yaping

space, aviator

Real/Birth Name:

Wang Yaping
王亚平

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

January 27, 1980

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Yantai, Shandong, China

Brief Facts:

Taikonaut. Chinese astronaut. According to the official Shenzhou 10 report, Wang Yaping's birth date is stated as January 1980, which is incongruent with that of the Shenzhou 9 report. In the previous report, her birth date was April 1978.

Space Missions:

Shenzhou 10 (2013)
Second Chinese woman in space; second manned docking with Tiangong-1 space station. 14 days 14 hours