Former Director of the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2005-2017), President of the Chinese Society of Space Research since 2016, Foreign Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Full Member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), Fellow of the American Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE). He has engaged in the design of space science exploration program systems and research on microwave remote sensing technology for a long time. He was the chief designer of the application system of China's Geospace Double Star Exploration Project, the general manager of the "Meridian Project (Phase I)", the chief commander of the payloads of Chang'E-1 and Chang'E-3 probes, and the director of Space Science Pilot Project (Phase I) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Yidong GU, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences，Director of the Academic Committee of the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chief Expert in Space Science of China Manned Space Engineering. GU Yidong has long been engaged in the space application work of China Manned Space Engineering, and has served as the chief designer and commander of the space application system of China Manned Space Engineering. He has presided over the overall scheme design and technical work of the manned space application system, and has organized the demonstration of space laboratory and space station application tasks, and promoted the approval of a number of frontier projects. He has also led and completed the research and consulting projects on space science and space development strategies.