Sun Jiadong | |||||||
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孙家栋 | |||||||
| Born | 8 April 1929 Wafangdian, Liaoning, Republic of China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Harbin Institute of Technology Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy | ||||||
| Awards | Highest Science and Technology Award (2009) Medal of the Republic (2019) | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Satellite | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孙家栋 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孫家棟 | ||||||
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Sun Jiadong (Chinese: 孙家栋; born 8 April 1929) is a Chinese aerospace engineer who is an expert in carrier rocket and satellite technology. He has long served as a leader of Chinese satellite projects, and is currently the chief designer for the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. Sun is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and of the International Academy of Astronautics. Jiadong is also known as the " Father of Chinese Satellites".[1]
Sun was bestowed the Medal of the Republic, the highest honorary medal of the People's Republic of China, in September 2019.[2]