Wang Haoze | |
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 Wang Haoze in 2024 | |
| Born | March 1990 (age 34–35) Luanping,Hebei Province, China |
| Status | Active |
| Alma mater | Southeast University |
| Space career | |
| PLAAC astronaut | |
Current occupation | Flight engineer |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Time in space | 141 days, 1 hour, 28 minutes [refresh] (currently in space) |
| Selection | Chinese Group 3 (2020) |
| Missions | Shenzhou 19 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 王浩澤 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王浩泽 | ||||||
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Wang Haoze (Chinese:王浩泽; born March 1990), is a Chinese aerospace engineer andastronaut. She is China's third female astronaut to space, and first woman engineer, as one of the crew members ofShenzhou 19 mission.[1]
She served as a senior engineer at the 11th Institute ofAerospace Propulsion Technology within theChina Aerospace Science and Technology Group (CASTG) and was chosen as part of the third cohort of astronauts in September 2020. Currently, she holds the position of aerospace flight engineer in thePeople's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps, classified as a fourth-class astronaut, with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Army.[2][3]
Wang Haoze was born in 1990 inLuanping County,Chengde,Hebei Province, China, to a father employed as a traffic police officer and a mother who worked as a middle school teacher. Upon her admission toSoutheast University, where she majored in Thermal and Power Engineering, Wang joined theChinese Communist Party in December 2009.[4] She also participated in the university's track and field team, frequently representing Southeast University at theJiangsu Provincial Games, while consistently achieving excellent academic results.[5] Consequently, she was assured admission to pursue a master's degree in Engineering Thermal Physics, specialising in plasma detonation. Before completing her master's degree, she joined the China Aerospace Science and Technology Group (CASTG) to engage in the preliminary research of rocket engines.[6] Subsequently, she participated in the third cohort of China's astronaut selection and was officially chosen as one of the astronauts in September 2020.[2]
In 2023, she was chosen for theShenzhou 19 crew, becoming China's first female aerospace flight engineer and the nation's third female astronaut, as well as the second astronaut and first female astronaut from an ethnic minority, followingZhang Xiaoguang, who is alsoManchu.[7]
