This is Sun Jiadong, the recipient of the "Order of the Republic". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li He
Sun Jiadong: A lifetime of aerospace "master division" who has been dealing with satellites all his life
Sun Jiadong, the name is closely linked to the development of China's aerospace industry. He is known as the "grand master" of China's aerospace, from "Dongfanghong I" to "Chang'e I", from "Fengyun Meteorological Satellite" to "Beidou Navigation Satellite", behind which he presided over the responsible figure; opening his life resume is like reading a history of the development of New China's aerospace industry...
Aerospace is a very complex system engineering, each project is composed of satellites, rockets, launch sites, measurement and control communications, applications and other systems, each system has its own chief designer or commander-in-chief, Sun Jiadong is respected by everyone as the "great master".
April is an important month for China's space flight. There is both China Space Day and Sun Jiadong's birthday.
Sun Jiadong, who is 93 years old, has dealt with satellites all his life, and has never been intimidated by difficulties, and he has become more and more frustrated and courageous.
Lu Yuanjiu took a photo in 1995. Xinhua News Agency (Courtesy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation)
Lu Yuanjiu: Dedicate your life's energy to the motherland's aerospace industry
Studying under the fire of artillery and pioneering the countryside in thorns, he used his sweat and youth to contribute to the magnificent dream of rocket launch, satellite orbit, nine days of moon, and stepping on Mars for the motherland; His footprints tell the twists and turns of a generation of Chinese intellectuals seeking to serve the country, and his experience interprets the original intention of the Chinese Communists.
Born in 1920, he is the eldest of the 29 recipients of the Order of July 1st. He is an advisor to the Science and Technology Committee of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
It is Lu Yuanjiu's long-cherished wish to let young people "progress faster" and raise the banner of the aerospace industry from generation to generation. People commented: "Academician Lu pays attention to talent training and is well-known among aerospace experts. Under the care of Lu Yuanjiu, it has become fashionable for the aerospace system to self-train highly educated talents.
Lu Yuanjiu had a simple life, but he donated a large amount of his savings to fund scientific research. His life has promoted the leapfrog development of the mainland inertial navigation cause and cultivated a large number of leading talents. On his 90th birthday, the students sent a congratulatory letter writing: "Although we are all too old now, we would like to hear you talk about various 'principles' in the classroom again." ”
The "Chang'e", "Shenzhou" and "Beidou" teams of aerospace service to the country
The so-called feats are all due to struggle. Behind China's aerospace achievements, it is inseparable from the "Chang'e", "Shenzhou" and "Beidou" teams that serve the country by aerospace, who have made independent innovations and continuous breakthroughs, and have written a splendid chapter in the history of continental spaceflight.
On December 4, 2020, the China National Space Administration released photos of the lunar exploration project Chang'e-5 probe displaying the flag on the lunar surface. The Chang'e-5 lander and ascenter combination panoramic camera loop imaging, the five-star red flag successfully unfolded on the lunar surface, in addition to the image above the completed table sampling of the robotic arm and sampler. Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of China National Space Administration)
"Chang'e" team: nine days outside the clouds to collect the moon
In the early morning of December 17, 2020, Chang'e 5 broke through the sky and returned to Earth in a 100-meter sprint, startling a cloud of smoke.
This is the first lunar sample return mission of mankind in the 21st century, and the successful implementation of the Chang'e-5 mission marks a big step forward for China's aerospace.
From Chang'e-1 to Chang'e-5, China's lunar exploration project has achieved excellent results, not exceeding the budget, not lowering the target, not delaying the time, completing the three-step plan of "circling, falling and returning" on schedule, and handing over a beautiful answer sheet to the world in the field of lunar exploration.
On April 16, 2022, the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft return module successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing field. This is the safe and smooth exit of astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu (left to right) (imposition photo). Xinhua News Agency
"Shenzhou" team: Holding up the millennium flying dream
"The heart is out of the firmament, and the eyes are far away." This is the truest inner portrayal of Chinese astronauts.
From the myths and legends of Nüwa making up the heavens and praising her father day by day, to the literary imagination of Qu Yuan's "Heavenly Questions" and Li Bai's "raising a glass to invite the bright moon", since ancient times, flying away from the earth and traveling in space has been one of the dreams of the Chinese nation. In order to realize the dream, generations of Chinese sons and daughters have explored the road to the sky in practice.
From Shenzhou No. 1 to Shenzhou No. 13, several generations of "Shenzhou" teams have strong patriotic feelings, screwed themselves in their jobs like screws, screwed themselves in the aerospace industry of the motherland, chased extraordinary ideals of life in ordinary posts, and fulfilled the solemn promise of "repaying the motherland with success and casting brilliance with excellence" with practical actions.
On June 23, 2020, the last networking satellite of the mainland's Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system was ignited and launched at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Hongjing
"Beidou" team: China's Beidou Shines in the Sky
On July 31, 2020, the completion and opening ceremony of the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system was held in Beijing, and the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system was fully completed and opened for service, marking that the mainland has become the third country in the world to independently own a global satellite navigation system.
"The key core technology must be firmly in their own hands" "This is a team project, there is no personal hero" "China's Beidou, the world's Beidou, first-class Beidou" ... "Beidou" team is adhering to this belief, so that China's Beidou star shines in the sky.
By 2035, China will build a more ubiquitous, more integrated and more intelligent national comprehensive positioning and navigation timing system to further enhance its spatio-temporal information service capabilities. Beidou will serve the world with stronger functions and better performance for the benefit of mankind.
Reporter: Hu Zhe
Editor: Liao Yi