Crew of Shenzhou XIV meets with press

Senior Colonel Liu Yang, 43, a native of Henan province, joined the PLA Air Force in August 1997. She was deputy squadron commander of a transport aircraft unit before joining the second group of the PLA Astronaut Division in May 2010.

Liu took part in the Shenzhou IX mission that lasted nearly 13 days in June 2012, becoming the first Chinese woman in outer space.

In December 2019, Liu was selected for the Shenzhou XIV mission. She was a member of the backup crew for the Shenzhou XIII mission.

She is vice-president of the All-China Women‘s Federation.