Qi Faren
Qi Faren in 2021, speaking at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Born1933 (age 90–91)
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.
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