CCTV news: Ye Peijian, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has always maintained a hot teenage heart from youth to more than seventy years old, from "Chang'e running to the moon" to "chasing dreams of Mars".
On the morning of February 2 this year, during the torch relay of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Ye Lao took a healthy step and completed more than 80 meters of relay activities with the torch in his hand. For this transmission, Ye Lao insisted on jogging every day, saying that he wanted to show the world the spirit of China's aerospace industry that never stopped struggling.
Pass on the torch and never stop. Ye Peijian participated in the whole process of satellite development on the mainland, remote sensing observation, and the development and research of the moon and deep space exploration. He frankly said that devoting himself to aerospace and serving the motherland stemmed from the influence of his family.
Under the guidance of his father, Ye Peijian was admitted to the Radio Department of Zhejiang University, and later became the first batch of international students after the reform and opening up, and went to Switzerland to study. In a handwritten note by Ye Lao, he described the experience of studying abroad in a passage. "People have to have a little spirit, and often in the most difficult times, even when they can hardly stand up, it is only by relying on this spirit that they can overcome difficulties." And this text, Ye Peijian also pasted it on the door of the study abroad dormitory.
Grit your teeth and face the difficulties. In Switzerland, Ye Peijian raced against time to teach himself French, earning a doctorate in science in five years, when he was over forty years old. In August 1985, after receiving his doctorate in science in Switzerland, Ye Peijian left for China. He said that someone had asked me if I hesitated when I returned home. I can tell you from the bottom of my heart: no, not at all.
From entering the university, studying abroad to work, Ye Peijian faced many choices in his long career of struggle. But for him, making a choice is not difficult, and four words run through it – the country needs.
In 1996, he became the chief designer and commander-in-chief of the China Resources-2 satellite. At the beginning of 2004, the first phase of the lunar exploration project was approved, and Ye Peijian served as the chief designer and commander of the Chang'e-1 satellite. In 2019, at the age of seventy, he led the team to achieve the successful landing of the Chang'e-4 probe on the far side of the moon. Many "firsts" are full of hardships, facing challenges again and again, how to face difficulties? Looking back on these experiences, Elder Ye only used a "metaphor".
"People's Scientist" National Honorary Title Winner Technical Advisor of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Ye Peijian, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Difficulties are like springs, you are soft and it is strong. Facts have also proved that as long as we make up our minds, difficulties can be overcome.
Ye Lao, who has fought for the aerospace industry for more than fifty years, has written two books on his experience, the first is called "Walking on the Road" and the second is called "Never Stop". He said that China's space industry has always been on the road and will never stop. In order to pass on the "baton", at the age of 70, he also went to colleges and universities to teach, and regularly preached to undergraduates. He said that China's space for spaceflight is unlimited, and the future can be expected.
Ye Peijian, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: A strong China, a happy life depends on struggle, and the main force of struggle is youth, and the hope of the country lies in young people. Because of this idea, so when I give our graduate and undergraduate students (open) symposiums, I always emphasize to overcome these two points, one ambition should be combined with reality, and the other is not afraid when encountering difficulties, these two have been improved, plus their advantages, it is very remarkable, I hope that they will do it.
Source: CCTV