Jiang Jingshan (; ; February 1936 – 27 June 2021) 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 and an aerospace expert of China's 863 Program.

Biography

Jiang was born in February 1936, in Longjing, in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, Manchukuo. He was of Korean descent. He became the first Chinese researcher of microwave remote sensing technology, after his participation 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.

Jiang Jingshan

He was an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and a member of CN COSPAR.

Jiang Jingshan

Jiang was married to Chen Zenghui (); they had two children together.

Jiang Jingshan

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1936 births

2021 deaths

Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

Engineers from Jilin

Chinese people of Korean descent

People from Yanbian

Chinese aerospace engineers

20th-century Chinese engineers

21st-century Chinese engineers