First female taikonaut (Wang Yaping)
Wang Yaping is the first Chinese woman astronaut (taikonaut), who flew on Shenzhou-10 and Shenzhou-13 and performed China’s first female spacewalk.
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Aug 23, 2026
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As a political advisor, she addressed challenges of long-term human survival on exoplanets and also serves as a role model.
She is celebrated for inspiring national pride in China's space program and promoting scientific leadership and gender equality.