China Manned Space Agency
China Manned Space Agency is an agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the administration of China Manned Space Program, the Chinese human spaceflight program. The agency is under the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission.
Cai Xuzhe (蔡旭哲)
Chen Dong (陈冬)
Deng Qingming (邓清明)
Fei Junlong (费俊龙)
China Manned Space Program
The China Manned Space Program, also known as Project 921 is a space program developed by the People's Republic of China and run by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) under the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, designed to develop and enhance human spaceflight capabilities for China. It was approved on 21 September 1992 and has been in operation ever since. The CMS commander and director are currently Xu Xueqiang and Zhou Jianping respectively; the latter has held this position since 2006, after taking over from Wang Yongzhi, who served as the first director from 1992 to 2006.
Mockup of FSW satellite
Launch pad dedicated to CMS launches in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Shenzhou 5 return capsule and space suit displayed in the National Museum of China.
Rendering of Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft (left) and Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory (right) assembly in space