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- 1China Marks Shenzhou-5, Its First Crewed Spaceflight●Oct 15, 2003, 9 a.m. — Shenzhou-5 lifted off from Jiuquan. Yang Liwei orbited Earth 14 times and landed safely in Inner
On October 15, 2003, Shenzhou-5 lifted off from Jiuquan carrying Yang Liwei, who orbited Earth 14 times over roughly 21 hours before landing safely in Inner Mongolia. The mission made China the third country to send a human into space independently, and his words "I feel good" remain widely remembered.