70 years ago, China's aerospace industry set sail. On September 21st, the State Council Information Office held a press conference for Chinese and foreign journalists on the topic of "Strugglers on the New Journey", inviting four representatives from the aerospace industry to meet and exchange ideas with Chinese and foreign journalists on the theme of "Taking the Long March of Space Exploration in the New Era".
Long Lehao, an academician of the CAE Member and an expert on launch vehicles of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., said that the Long March series launch vehicles have experienced technological leaps from one rocket and one satellite to one rocket and from one-time use to reuse. He is proud to be a developer. Chinese carrier rockets began with the Long March 1. Long Lehao recalled that in 1966, Qian Xuesen suggested naming the rocket "Long March", implying that developing a Chinese carrier rocket was like a new Long March to the stars and the sea, and also like the Red Army's 25000 mile Long March, after countless hardships, it would eventually lead to glory.
Yang Liwei, Deputy Chief Designer of China's Manned Space Engineering and Special Grade Astronaut, entered space aboard the Shenzhou V spacecraft on October 15, 2003. This is China's first manned spaceflight mission. When the rocket ascended, Yang Liwei encountered resonance. At that moment, he thought he was going to sacrifice himself. "At that time, there was no time to be afraid. As an astronaut, I chose mission, responsibility, and commitment
He Pengju, the overall person in charge of measurement and launch technology at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, is a space technology worker stationed deep in the Gobi Desert. Starting from the Shenzhou-12 mission, he participated in all subsequent manned launch missions. Last year, the Shenzhou 20 spacecraft was hit by space debris, and China's aerospace industry completed the crew's replacement, return, and emergency launch of the spacecraft in just 20 days. As a member of the launch team for this emergency mission, He Pengju summarized the experience of completing this arduous task into three points: "forward-looking design of the overall system", "strong execution capability of China's aerospace industry", and "efficient and coordinated organization and implementation".
The spirit of the Long March took root and blossomed in the desert, giving birth to the spirit of "two bombs and one satellite" and the spirit of manned spaceflight. Under the inspiration of these spirits, we will continue to contribute our own strength to the aerospace industry of our country, "said He Pengju.
Du Changshuai, associate researcher of the Center for Space Application Engineering and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, shared a photo of China's "space mouse" in the experimental scene of the Chinese space station at the press conference. Previously, Du Changshuai and his team successfully sent four mice into the Chinese space station, which safely returned to the ground after a 14 day stay in orbit.
Du Changshuai and his team have implemented about 200 similar space science experimental projects and achieved a number of important scientific and applied results. We will continue to adhere to the 'four orientations' strategic orientation, with seizing the technological high ground as the core task, implementing organized and systematic space science research, and producing more and better results, "said Du Changshuai. (Outlook New Era)