“I believe in persevering.
Ifyou persevere, success
lies ahead of you.”- Liu Yang
These are the people whose exceptional
scientiic, technological and medical work
contribute towards improving our quality of lifeScience Pioneers
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China
Liu Yang (b. 19 78)
Pilot & astronaut
Liu was among the crew of three
aboard the space mission
Shenzhou 9 – China’s irst
manned space docking with
the Chinese space station
Tiangong 1 on 16 June 2 0 12. he
irst Chinese woman in space, Liu
performed experiments in space
medicine during the mission.SOURCE © SPACEFACTSFirst
Chinese
woman in
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