Wang Yongzhi, the first chief designer of China's manned spaceflight project, is an academician of China Academy of Engineering. 1September 2, 9921,which is a date that can be recorded in China's space history. On this day, China's manned spaceflight project was formally established, with the code name "92 1". In its prime, Wang Yongzhi was officially appointed as the chief designer of China's manned spaceflight project.
From manned spacecraft to space laboratory to long-term manned permanent space station, Wang Yongzhi's idea finally became the "three-step" strategy of China's manned spaceflight project. "Flying to the Eight thousands of feet, only one hand dials the clouds to see the sea." This is a poem that Wang Yongzhi gave to astronaut Yang Liwei before Shenzhou V went to heaven. Under this heroic poem, it is the burden of Wang Yongzhi's fate.