Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 5/13/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Wang Xiji 王希季
Senior Academician, Expert on Satellite and Retrievable Technology
Birthplace: Yunnan Province, Dali City
Biography Highlight
Wang Xiji, male, Han nationality, is a native of Dali, Yunnan Province. He graduated from Southwest China United University and received a master's from the Virginia Institute of Technology. During the 1960s Wang directed the successful development of twelve types of rockets, including meteorology, air sounding, biology and sampling rockets. He also led the formulation of the research on the overall scheme and scheme stages of China's first satellite-carrying rocket. He was also one of the founders of China's space program and the first chief designer of retrievable satellites in China.Recent Career Data
| 1993— | Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| Researcher, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Space Technology Research Institute | ||
| Advisor, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Space Technology Research Institute | ||
| 1949 | Graduate, (Received Master's Degree: Virginia Institute of Technology) | |
| 1942 | Graduate, Southwest China United University |
