Hao Chun is the new director of the Manned Space Engineering Office. He is the son of Hao Xinwen, a former cadre of the Political Department of the General Armament Department. His wife is Huang Weifen, the instructor of Yang Liwei and other astronauts
Yang Liwei, China's first man in space, resigned after less than three months as the director of the Manned Space Engineering Office.On July 12, the official website of the China Manned Space Project released a message, zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;zwj;Hao Chun, former deputy director of the Manned Space Engineering Office, served as the director of the office.
On April 23, the website announced that Yang Liwei, the former deputy director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, was the director of the office, and Hao Chun, the former director of the Science and Technology Planning Bureau of the Manned Space Engineering Office, was the deputy director of the office.On June 26, Yang Liwei also attended the launching ceremony of the Space Spirit China Tour in Beijing as the director of the Manned Space Engineering Office.
Yang Liwei was preceded by Maj. Gen. Wang Zhaoyao as director of the Manned Space Engineering Office, a position he had held since March 2012.
According to public information, Hao Chun is the son of Hao Xinwen, a former cadre of the Political Department of the General Armament Department.Beijing Youth Daily published Hao Xinwen's essay in 2003.According to the article, both son Hao Chun and daughter-in-law Huang Weifen participated in the mission of the manned spacecraft Shenzhou V. Hao Chun participated in the organization, leadership and coordination management of the project in the manned spaceflight engineering office. Huang Weifen is the chief designer of the astronaut training subsystem.Responsible for the selection and training of astronauts.
Hao Xinwen said that he studied the automatic control and navigation of aircraft during his college years. After graduating from the Department of Automatic Control of Tsinghua University in 1960, he was assigned to the Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense at that time, engaged in the development of rocket control systems; in 1963, he obeyed the organization's decision., Transferred to the National Defense Science Work Department of the General Political Department of the Military Commission as an officer.After being transferred to the new unit, he followed the advice of Lieutenant General Zhong Chibing, then deputy director of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, to do political work and manage scientific and technological cadres.
Hao Chun's wife Huang Weifen is the instructor of many Chinese astronauts including Yang Liwei. She is currently the deputy chief designer of the China Astronaut Center and is known as the female instructor of astronauts.During the China Space Day on April 25, 2018, Huang Weifen said that since the Shenzhou 11 manned space mission, China's manned spaceflight project has entered the space station era. At present, the astronauts have fully carried out space station mission training, including the operation of the robotic arm,outboard activities, etc.
The China Manned Space Program was approved by the Chinese government on September 21, 1992, and the China Manned Space Program Office (CMSA) performs management functions on behalf of the government.The office is responsible for the planning, overall technology, engineering development, construction of support conditions, funding, international cooperation, press release and publicity of China's manned spaceflight project.■
