Chen Ximing, born in 1970, is the chairman and party secretary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a defense contractor that also produces...

Liang Baojun, born in 1969, is general manager of the China Satellite Network Group, a state-owned satellite communications firm. He joined CSNG in February 2025...

Zhou Jianping, born in 1957, has served as the chief designer of China’s Manned Space Program since 2006. The program, established in 1992, trains and...

Sun Jing, born in 1972, is chairman and party secretary of China Satellite Communications Group, a role he has held since 2023. China Satcom is...

Peng Yuanyuan is founder, chief executive, and chairwoman of Ubinexus, a satellite communication payload systems and products developer established in 2021. So far, Ubinexus has...

Ye Peijian, born in 1945, is chief commander and chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program and a protege of the late Yang Jiachi,...

Li Deren, born in 1939, is a satellite expert who helped develop the key technologies behind China’s BeiDou navigation system, an alternative to the U.S.-led...

Zhang Qi is chairman of Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology, a state-controlled commercial low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications operator building the Thousand Sails Constellation of satellites....

Chen Dong, born in 1978, has served as commander of the PLA Astronaut corps, from which many Chinese taikonauts (astronauts) are drawn, since 2023. He...

Wang Guoyu, born in 1979, is a professor at Beijing Institute of Technology and a leading figure in the development of China’s space law. He...

Zhao Lei is chairman of Emposat, a Beijing-based satellite ground-station services provider offering services such as satellite tracking and management. He founded the company in...

Yang Yiqiang, born in 1967, is the founder and chairman of CAS Space, which develops the Kinetica series of medium- to large-launch vehicles. Yang’s career...