Jiang Jingshan (Chinese: 姜景山; pinyin: Jiāng Jǐngshān; February 1936 – 27 June 2021[1]) was a Chinese aerospace engineer with expertise in microwave remote sensing and spaceflight engineering. He had been the director of the Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, deputy chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program[2] and an aerospace expert of China's 863 Program. He was an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and a member of CN COSPAR.[3]

Jiang is of Korean descent and was born in February 1936, in Longjing, in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, Manchukuo. He became the first Chinese scientist in researching microwave remote sensing technology after he participated in the creation of China's first satellite, Dong Fang Hong I. He was the founder of China's National Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory (NMRS), Chinese Academy of Science.[4]

Personal life

Jiang was married to Chen Zenghui (Chinese: 陈增辉); they have two children.[5]

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