Xinhua News Agency, Jiuquan, October 16th, titled: Shenzhou went to the Milky Way under the moon and stars at night - a record of the Shenzhou 13 flight
In the early morning of October 16th, under more than 100 spotlights Under the illumination of the sun, the manned space launch site of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is brightly lit. In the dark night beyond the lights, there is an endless vast land.
The sky is wider than the earth. The stars on the autumn night are brilliant, and the brightest group of "stars" among them is undoubtedly the Chinese Space Station.
What is broader than the sky is people's minds and dreams - today, three Chinese astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu, took the Shenzhou 13 to explore space again, starting our country's longest journey to date. long manned flights.
This is an exploration full of courage, an expedition with dreams.
As the decisive battle and the final battle in the verification phase of the key technologies of the Chinese Space Station, and the key battle to connect the past and the future in the process of the space station’s orbital construction, Shenzhou 13 opened the door for long-term manned residence on the Chinese space station. era. China's manned spaceflight industry has reached another milestone, and the Chinese nation has a new coordinate point in the vast universe.
Love the stars, love the moon, love space
Final assembly, testing, transfer, inspection... the work at the launch site is one after another, like a marching movement, advancing layer by layer, Keep inspiring. Finally, this large-scale symphony has entered the most exciting section: the launch is about to begin, and the journey is just around the corner.
On the evening of the 15th, three astronauts set out at Wentian Pavilion.
Wentian Pavilion, want to ask where the sky is?
More than 900 years ago, on such a clear autumn night, a Chinese poet asked the sky for wine, imagining that if he rode the wind back home, there would be beautiful buildings and jade buildings on the horizon.
Today, the Chinese people, who are full of romance and rationality, will begin to fly beyond their dreams again and go to the real "Heavenly Palace" built by themselves. There is the accumulation of wisdom and hard work of generations of astronauts. It is a palace in the sky that makes Chinese astronauts and hundreds of millions of people extremely practical and glorious.
"Comrade Commander-in-Chief, we have been ordered to carry out the Shenzhou 13 manned mission. We are ready, please give us instructions!" Zhai Zhigang, wearing a white space suit inside the cabin, saluted and reported.
This is the second time Zhai Zhigang has led the team on an expedition as the commander of the "Flying Crew". In 2008, he completed the first Chinese spacewalk. His footprints are imprinted on the vast starry sky of the universe and also on the spiritual starry sky of the Chinese nation.
That "space walk" lasted 19 minutes and 35 seconds, and the next journey to heaven took Zhai Zhigang a long 13 years. During these 13 years, he served as a backup astronaut for the Shenzhou 10 and Shenzhou 12 missions. He trains day after day and accepts selections again and again. What supports him along the way?
He only answered with two words: "Love!"
Without love, there is no way to support the training that is enough to deliver youth and even life. That is the love for flying, the love for the profession, and the love for the aerospace industry of the motherland. Wrapped in rigor, meticulousness, calmness and composure, this love is extremely hot.
"The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind, and the victory song is so loud..." A familiar song played. From Shenzhou 5 to Shenzhou 13, every expedition of astronauts was accompanied by this background music. There is a childish voice in the song, coming from a group of children from the Midwest - no matter how high the mountains are, they can't stop the wings of dreams. This "dialogue between youth and the stars" will surely have far-reaching repercussions.
Children’s attention is focused more on female astronaut Wang Yaping - in 2013, this beautiful "space female teacher" gave an extraordinary space lesson to more than 60 million students across the country , planting the seeds of science in the hearts of many teenagers.
During this expedition, Wang Yaping will once again "bring children's eyes to touch their dreams."
"As long as you dare to dream, dare to pursue your dreams, and use your wisdom and sweat to build your own dream spacecraft, you will surely be able to usher in the launch moment of your dreams and fly to the vast starry sky that belongs to you!" Wang Yaping said to the children before flying.
For astronaut Ye Guangfu, who is going into space for the first time, space is both a call to dream and a severe challenge. Six months of in-orbit flight, complex and arduous experiments and test tasks, have placed extremely high demands on the astronauts' physical and mental quality, knowledge and skills, and emergency response capabilities. Astronauts face unprecedented challenges. To this end, they have experienced more than 200 training items in 8 categories.
My heart is in the sky, and the road is at my feet. To realize a dream, we must always struggle step by step. Perhaps only those who have experienced it can understand the sweat and tears involved.
"Learn from the astronauts! Salute the astronauts!" In the audience area, people from all over the world waved the five-star red flags in their hands and shouted rhythmically. Ethnic minority people dressed in costumes danced cheerfully.
At this time, from the old man with white hair to the immature children, everyone's eyes were shining with stars. Every star may be a surprise in the future.
There is light, there are dreams, there are heroes
On October 15, 2003, in front of Wentian Pavilion, the song "Ode to the Motherland" sounded, Zhai Zhigang and Yang Liwei hugged each other tightly and bid farewell Comrade's first expedition into space.
On the same day 18 years later, at the same place and with the same song, the two aerospace heroes once again appeared at the expedition ceremony. This time, it was Yang Liwei who saw off Zhai Zhigang.
History often uses coincidences to witness achievements.
Over the past 18 years, from one person for one day to multiple people for multiple days, from in-cabin experiments to space walks, from short-term stays to long-term stays... China's manned space project has successively made breakthroughs in mastering the concepts of traveling between the sky and the earth and going out into space. Key technologies such as cabin, rendezvous and docking are steadily advancing into the space station stage.
Three astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu, embarked on a six-month mission. This is the sixth mission in the key technology verification phase of the space station, and it is also the final battle. When this astronaut crew composed of one "post-60s" and two "post-80s" returns successfully, China's manned space project will enter the space station construction stage.
Liu Feng, who was a front-line worker back then, still has a profound memory of Yang Liwei’s expedition: It was the first manned launch mission of the Long March 2F rocket. When the elevator door where the astronauts were riding slowly opened, Yang Liwei He walked out with a small square box in his hand, his eyes calm and his steps firm.
When their eyes met, Liu Feng's heart trembled, and his eyes became moist. What kind of belief can enable a person to take unknown risks without hesitation.
Manned spaceflight is a high-risk undertaking, but there is never a shortage of heroes. Not only the first space expedition that year, but also rendezvous and docking, extravehicular activities, crossing the black barrier...
Six months of long-term space residency has a great impact on the physical and mental health of the space station, spacecraft and astronauts. have put forward more stringent requirements. The physical and mental health of astronauts will be negatively affected for a long time, and the effects of weightlessness will be more prominent in the musculoskeletal system and cardiovascular system. Problems such as sleep disorders, fatigue, infection, gastrointestinal diseases, and cardiovascular dysfunction may occur, and emergency medicine may occur. The probability of problems will also increase.
When the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft successfully lifted off, another rocket was already in place, and another spacecraft was on standby, ready to deal with extreme situations.
In fact, the danger is not limited to space. In addition to the astronauts who enter space, the scientific research participants in every process and position are all ordinary heroes.
China’s development of extravehicular space suits with completely independent intellectual property rights also has risks unknown to ordinary people. Before the extravehicular spacesuit is delivered, it needs to be put on by volunteers for a low-pressure chamber test to check its various performance indicators in a near-vacuum simulated outer space state.
Even if there is a slight mistake, the lives of volunteers will be seriously threatened. However, every time when volunteers are solicited among scientific researchers, some people take the initiative to sign up.
In order to carry out ground field survival training for astronauts, the teaching team needs to select and set up various harsh environments in forests and deserts, walk on roads that no one has traveled, and explore dangers that others have not explored.
There is also the inspection, transportation and refueling of highly toxic and volatile special fuels. Whenever deflagration or leakage occurs, the test personnel may pay the price with their lives.
If there is no eternal karma in the heart, how can flowers bloom in the prosperous times? Every milestone in China's manned spaceflight project is achieved step by step by every astronaut, with dreams and beliefs, towards the light.
In order to uphold the ideals and beliefs of generations of astronauts, the Shenzhou 13 crew entered the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. In addition to carrying out special training and tests, activities such as a national flag-raising ceremony and a visit to the Dongfeng Martyrs Cemetery were also included in the work manual. In the Dongfeng Martyrs Cemetery, more than 700 heroic ancestors who devoted their lives to China's aerospace industry are buried.
In order to pass on the spirit of carrying human spaceflight, the Shenzhou 13 mission has planned a series of science popularization and public welfare activities. Wang Yaping will once again become "Teacher Wang" and will also take advantage of traditional festivals to promote our country's traditional culture.
Liu Feng, who watched Yang Liwei's first expedition, appeared again in the crowd seeing off the new "space trio". Now Liu Feng has grown into a deputy chief engineer of the Rockets. He said that over the years, that kind of faith and courage have never been lost.
When the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft took off in the night, the hour hand was already pointing to the early morning of October 16.
On October 16, 57 years ago, a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky over the Gobi Desert, and China's first atomic bomb exploded successfully.
Selfless, no regrets, endless
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, light the fire!" At 0:23, in the command of Commander Zero, the Long March The No. 2 F Yao 13 rocket rose from the ground and went straight into the sky.
From erection to launch, this rocket has been "standing" for more than five months, becoming the longest "standing" rocket in China's aerospace history.
As the first rocket in China’s aerospace history that combines emergency rescue and launch missions, the Long March 2F Yao-13 rocket has been on emergency duty since the launch of Shenzhou-12, and has been “looking up to the mission”. "Look at the starry sky until the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft is sent into space.
Looking up into the sky with the Long March 2F Yao-13 rocket are Chinese astronauts. As the progress of exploring the vast universe accelerates, China will complete 11 intensive flight missions to build an independently constructed and independently operated space station. During this period, multiple recovery missions and verification of key on-orbit technologies will also be carried out.
This is a lifelong undertaking. Being able to take a complete weekend off has become the wish of many candidates, but it can only be a wish.
From Shenzhou 1 to Shenzhou 13, Chen Wei, the master of assembly operations, was never absent from every launch mission and was called the "Old Master" by his colleagues. With Chen Wei around, everyone felt at ease. For more than 20 years, although his home is in Shanghai, Chen Wei is more familiar with Dongfeng Aerospace City in the Gobi desert, and he is not used to returning to Shanghai.
This is a career that must be focused on. If the aiming data deviates by 0.1 degrees, the orbit entry point will deviate by hundreds of kilometers, with unimaginable consequences. For each launch, the targeting personnel were the last batch of evacuated team members. They did not get on the evacuation vehicle until the rocket entered the launch countdown of 15 minutes and the rocket status had stabilized.
This is also a never-ending undertaking. In 2011, the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft and the Tiangong-1 target aircraft achieved axial docking. my country achieved unmanned space rendezvous and docking for the first time, becoming the third country in the world to independently master space rendezvous and docking technology.
On the 10th anniversary of the "Kiss from Space", China's aerospace industry ushered in its first radial rendezvous and docking. From unmanned to manned, from automatic to manual, from a few days to 6.5 hours, from axial docking to radial docking, in the endless journey of exploring the universe, manned space technology continues to make breakthroughs and innovations, but it is always on the road.
*** Shock, this was once a world-class space launch problem.
The United States, France and other countries have experienced oscillations that lasted for tens of seconds during rocket launches. In the article "One Day in Space", China's first astronaut Yang Liwei also recalled the vibration phenomenon during the Shenzhou-5 mission: "The pain became more and more intense, and my internal organs seemed to be broken. I could hardly bear it. , I felt like I was going to die."
During the later mission, the astronauts said: "The rocket we were riding on was very comfortable, and we could hardly feel the vibration."
Unlike other Chinese satellites. The difference between the launch center and the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is that it is located deep in the Gobi Desert and there are no residential areas within dozens of kilometers. Choosing to come here means choosing selfless dedication.
However, this is a natural desert, but it is also a palace of science. Heavy and intensive space missions also give young people a platform and opportunities to grow rapidly. In 2018, Chen Qimeng, a boy from Chongqing, chose to come here after graduating from university. He suffered from nosebleeds for a whole month. "It was too dry, completely different from his hometown." Three years later, Chen Qimeng quickly grew into a business backbone and successively escorted Yunhai No. 1 The 02 star, Shenzhou 12 spacecraft and Shenzhou 13 spacecraft were successfully launched.
"We will continue to spare no effort to allow more young people with dreams and willingness to work hard to grow up and become talents in Dongfeng, a hot land of aerospace." said Jiang Hanmin, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Living in the desolate Gobi, he has a wonderful life. During the National Day holiday that just passed, on the eve of the launch of the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft, 120 couples held a grand collective wedding under the launch tower. Their wedding gift was a blessing video recorded by Chinese astronauts in space: "We send the most sincere blessings from space on the Chinese Space Station. I wish you all a happy wedding, a happy marriage for a hundred years, and eternal unity."
That is the romance of astronauts.