Wang Xiji
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Wang Xiji was a Chinese aerospace engineer. The chief designer of China's first sounding rocket, first space launch vehicle and first recoverable satellites, he was awarded the Two Bombs, One Satellit
Wang in 1950, on board the ship that carried him back to China from the United States
Monument for the T-7M, China's first sounding rocket, in Laogang, Pudong, Shanghai
CZ 2F and CZ 5 rendering
The Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery is Beijing's main resting place for the highest-ranking revolutionary heroes, high-ranking party and state leaders and, in recent years, individuals deemed of majo
Wang Xiji
…whom he had two daughters. Wang turned 100 in July 2021. He died on 12 August 2026 in Beijing, at the age of 105. His funeral was held on 20 August at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. Wang was elected an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993…
Main entrance
Buildings inside the cemetery
Buildings inside the cemetery
Martyrs' cemetery in Babaoshan