<P> As of 2017, eleven Chinese nationals have traveled in space . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Photograph </Th> <Th> Mission (s) (dates) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yang Liwei </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 5 (October 15, 2003) </Td> <Td> First Chinese national in space . First solo man in space who was neither Soviet / Russian nor American . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fei Junlong </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 6 (October 12--16, 2005) </Td> <Td> Commander in the first two - man Chinese crew in space . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nie Haisheng </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 6 (October 12--16, 2005) Shenzhou 10 (June 11--26, 2013) </Td> <Td> First in a two - man Chinese crew in space . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jing Haipeng </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 7 (September 25--28, 2008) Shenzhou 9 (June 16--29, 2012) Shenzhou 11 (October 17, 2016--November 18, 2016) </Td> <Td> First in a three - man Chinese crew in space . First repeat Chinese national in space . Commander in the first Chinese crew to achieve manned spacecraft docking . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liu Boming </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 7 (September 25--28, 2008) </Td> <Td> First in a three - man Chinese crew in space . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zhai Zhigang </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 7 (September 25--28, 2008) </Td> <Td> First Chinese national to walk in space . Commander in the first Chinese three - man crew in space . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liu Wang </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 9 (June 16--29, 2012) </Td> <Td> First in a Chinese crew to achieve manned spacecraft docking . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liu Yang </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 9 (June 16--29, 2012) </Td> <Td> First Chinese woman in space . First in a Chinese crew to achieve manned spacecraft docking . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zhang Xiaoguang </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 10 (June 11--26, 2013) </Td> <Td> Conducted manned spacecraft rendezvous and docking </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wang Yaping </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 10 (June 11--26, 2013) </Td> <Td> Second Chinese female astronaut . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chen Dong </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 11 (October 17, 2016--November 18, 2016) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Photograph </Th> <Th> Mission (s) (dates) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yang Liwei </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shenzhou 5 (October 15, 2003) </Td> <Td> First Chinese national in space . First solo man in space who was neither Soviet / Russian nor American . </Td> </Tr>

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