| Qi Faren | |
| Birth Place: | Wafangdian, Liaoning, China |
| Fields: | Satellite design, aerospace engineering |
| Alma Mater: | Beijing Aviation Institute |
Qi Faren (; born 1933) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and the chief designer for Chinese spacecraft since the launch of the prototype Shenzhou manned spacecraft in 1999.[1]
Qi was born in 1933 in Wafangdian, Liaoning, China, and graduated from the Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1957.[2] Qi took part in the research and design of the People's Republic of China's first satellite - the Dong Fang Hong I, which was successfully launched, and stayed in orbit, in 1970.[2] He was then appointed the general designer of China's spacecraft in 1992, following the retirement of Qian Xuesen.[1]
Qi is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the International Academy of Astronautics. He was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame in 2019,[3] the third Chinese inductee after Wang Xiji and Long Lehao.[4]