Space Industry Pioneer Wang Xiji Dies at 105

Space industry pioneer Wang Xiji dies at 105

Wang Xiji, one of the pioneers of China's space industry and chief designer of the nation's first recoverable reconnaissance satellite, died in Beijing on Wednesday at the age of 105.

Wang Xiji, architect of China's early space program, dies at 105

Wang Xiji, a pioneering Chinese space scientist who helped lay the foundations of the country's early rocket and satellite programs, died in Beijing on August 12 at the age of 105.Wang was one of 23 scientists awarded China's "Two Bombs, One Satellite"

Wang Xiji, pioneer of China's space program, dies at 105

Wang Xiji, one of the pioneers of China's space program, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and recipient of the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" Meritorious Service Medal, died in Beijing on Wednesday at the age of 105 after an illness.