Liu Yang Quotes

China, Astronaut
October 6, 1978

Liu Yang (born October 6, 1978) is a Chinese pilot and astronaut who served as a crew member on the space mission Shenzhou 9. On June 16, 2012, Liu became the first Chinese woman in space.

Performing tai chi in space - it is comfortable; we got more outer space chi.

Liu Yang
- Space
Tiangong 1, our home in space, was comfortable and pleasant.

Liu Yang
- Home
- Space

Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance to represent China's millions of women by going into space.

Liu Yang
- People
- Women
- Giving
I believe in persevering. If you persevere, success lies ahead of you.

Liu Yang
- Believe
- Success
- Lies
As a female pilot, the sacred rose garden in my heart is the motherland's blue sky.

Liu Yang
- Heart
- Sky
- Blue
Baby eagles can never soar under their family's wing.

Liu Yang
- Family
- Baby
I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honored to fly into space on behalf of hundreds of millions of female Chinese citizens.

Liu Yang
- People
- Space
- Chinese
We won't let you down. We will work together and successfully complete this mission.

Liu Yang
- Work
- Together

From day one, I have been told I am no different from the male astronauts. As a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space.

Liu Yang
- Different
- Space
- Sky