Mr. Sun Laiyan, vice Minister of COSTIND, administrator of China National Space Administration, was ranked among “hot 10 list” of “Space News” published on August 28, 2006. The others include: Russian president Putin, CEO of ARIANESPACE Neuf, and commander-in-chief of United States Strategic Command, general Cartwright, etc. The following is the summary:

The rapid development and upsurge of China aerospace in recent years is surprising. With the successful launch of Shenzhou 5 manned space shuttle in October, 2003, China has become the third country implementing manned space mission by itself. In October, 2005, the successful launch of Shenzhou 6 attracted the attention of the world again.

At the same time, China plans to launch 100 satellites in next 5～8 years, including: communication, meteorology, remote-sensing, technical test satellites and re-entry module with 3600kg effective load.

It’s predicted that China will become one of leading players in the aerospace activity in 21 century.