Author: Guangheng Zhao

For internal use only: Prof. Yidong Gu, major in space science and applications，was the general designer of space utilization systems of China’s Manned Space Project since 1994 to 2009. He is currently a consultant for China’s manned space engineering, Director of the academic committee of the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He led more than 50 space missions on board of Shenzhou spaceship and Tiangong Space Laboratory including earth observation, space life science, microgravity science, space astronomy, geoscience, space environment, and other scientific and application missions. He also organized the mission planning of space science and application for China Space Station. Prof. Yidong Gu is a member of Chinese National Committee for Committee on Space Research（COSPAR）and director of National Technical Committee 312 on Space Science and Application of Standardization Administration of China. He used to serve as the president of Chinese Society of Space Research and  the director of Space Exploration Committee, Chinese Society of Space Research. He has won the special prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, second prize of national science and technology progress Award and so on. Prof. Yidong Gu was elected to the academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2005.