Rong Yi


Rong Yi is a Chinese rocket engineer of Tujia ethnicity who is the chief designer of Long March 2F.
Rong is a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese [People's Political Consultative Conference].

Biography

Rong was born Rong Yi in Enshi, Hubei, in October 1978. In 1994 she attended Enshi No.1 High School. In 1997, she enrolled at the National University of Defense Technology, where she majored in space engineering. In 2001, she pursued advanced studies at Tsinghua University, earning her doctor's degree in engineering in 2006. Soon after, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the China Academy of [Launch Vehicle Technology].
After graduating in March 2008, Rong was assigned as a rocket designer to the Overall Design Department of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. In 2017 she became deputy chief designer of the Long March 9. In 2021, she succeeded Zhang Zhi as the chief designer of Long March 2F.

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