He is the founder of China's space industry
The founder of "two bombs and one star"
The Americans once said he was worth five divisions
I would rather be shot than allowed to return home
He wrote a letter of help on cigarette paper
Send it back to China
Five years to return to the country, ten years to two bombs
He firmly believes that "foreigners can do it Chinese they can do it"
He is Qian Xuesen
31 Oct 2009
Qian Xuesen died at the age of 98
Today, let's review these stories related to him
Remembering Qian Xuesen
One exam paper
In 1980, Jin Qi, a teacher at Shanghai Jiaotong University
Donated a copy of the exam paper that had been kept for nearly 50 years to the school
The frontispiece was June 1933
The course is hydraulics
The candidate of the test paper is Qian Xuesen
In this exam, he answered all 6 questions correctly
Only on the last question
" ns " omitted an " s " in the derivation of the formula
4 points deducted
In 1929, Qian Xuesen finished third
Entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University
From the third grade
He averaged more than 90 points per semester
When he graduated, he ranked first in the School of Mechanical Engineering in his overall score
A categorical answer
1949, People's Republic of China
The good news of the proclamation reached the United States
Qian Xuesen hopes to return to the motherland as soon as possible
However, the United States has prevented him from returning home in various ways
Qian Xuesen was forced to participate
Hearing after hearing
The then deputy secretary of the US Navy spoke harshly
"He knows all the secrets of American missile engineering
One Qian Xuesen is worth five marine divisions
I'd rather shoot this guy
I can't let him go back to China."
Face the threat of the Americans
Qian Xuesen answered without hesitation
"I owe my allegiance to Chinese people"
A letter of help written on cigarette paper
At the hearing, Qian Xuesen's answer
It is bound to not satisfy the US side
As a result, he was unjustifiably detained
The searchlight was aimed at him 24 hours a day and did not allow him to rest
15 days of inhuman torture caused him to plummet in weight
At one point, he lost his ability to speak
After being released on bail
Qian Xuesen, 39, began a five-year career under house arrest
Until one day in June 1955
Qian Xuesen and his family evaded the FBI
A letter of help was written on a piece of cigarette paper
The letter was sent back to the motherland
In the letter, he said
"Not a day, a moment, a moment
I don't want to return to China to participate in the great construction climax"
After negotiation
In the end, the US government agreed to Qian Xuesen's return to China
October 8, 1955
Qian Xuesen left the motherland for 20 years
Finally back to the motherland
A domineering response
After Qian Xuesen returned to China, Senior General Chen Geng asked him
"Chinese can't you build missiles yourself"
Qian Xuesen responded domineeringly
"Why not?
What foreigners can do, can't Chinese do it?
Chinese shorter than them? ”
Senior General Chen Geng was very happy after hearing this
"Great, I want you to say this"
In October 1956, it was established by Qian Xuesen
The first rocket and missile research institute on the mainland
The Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense was established
At the age of 55, he is the chief technical head of the test
I witnessed the success of the two-bomb combination test
Since then, China's nuclear missiles
Finally, it has deterrence and actual combat capabilities
Due to Qian Xuesen's resolute return to China
Research and development of missiles and atomic bombs in China
At least 20 years forward
These names are all related to him
1967 year
Qian Xuesen at a satellite program demonstration meeting
For the first time, the term "aerospace" was proposed
Since then, China's space exploration activities
There are standard specifications for proper nouns
In 1970, Qian Xuesen proposed the term "astronaut"
At that time, foreign countries were generally called "astronauts"
He said: "We still call it 'astronauts'
Because we have the realm division of heaven, sea and air
It's more standardized to call it that."
Qian Xuesen has deeply influenced China's space industry
He has been concerned about the aerospace industry all his life
Qian Xuesen in his later years
Always pay close attention to the latest developments in manned spaceflight
In his heart, send Chinese into space
It is also what I want
In 2003
The Shenzhou-5 manned spacecraft was successfully launched
Yang Liwei became the first Chinese to visit space
After returning to Beijing
Yang Liwei made a special trip to report to Qian Xuesen's home
Starting with Shenzhou V
Every astronaut on the continent triumphs from space
will come to Qian Xuesen's house
Report the good news to the founder of China's space industry
Until the old man died
Shenzhou No. 7 became what Qian Lao saw in his life
The last Chinese manned space mission
Qian Xuesen once said
"The people say that I have done something for the country and the nation
It's the highest reward."
Today, I remember Qian Xuesen
Pay tribute to the backbone of every country who has dedicated himself to the country
Synthesis of previous reports
Source: CCTV News