Source: "China Manned Spaceflight" WeChat public account
At 17:00 on october 15, 2021 Beijing time, three astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, met with Chinese and foreign media reporters at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and answered reporters' questions. This is the debut of the Shenzhou 13 flying crew.
Zhai Zhigang: 13 years after the Seventh Divine, he was always ready to go out on the expedition
Zhai Zhigang, an astronaut who flew on a second mission and served as the commander for the first time, admitted that he was very happy to meet you here again. Zhai Zhigang carried out the Shenzhou VII manned mission in 2008, as China's first astronaut out of the cabin, whether he will be out of the capsule again has become the focus of this mission.
Zhai Zhigang said that this flight mission still has out-of-cabin activities, but also more than once, Shenzhou 7 mission out of the cabin activities is a breakthrough in technology, the current out-of-cabin activities in addition to the further verification of technology, more biased to the application of technology, will carry out a long period of extravehicular operations, this out of the cabin activities are more complex and arduous, more challenging. In addition to the outgoing activities, but also to complete the cargo spacecraft hand-controlled remote operation docking and space science experiments and technical experiments in various fields and other tasks, and the most challenging is the long-term space residency and weightless flight of up to 6 months, whether it is the physical and psychological quality of astronauts, the quality of will, or the reliability of instruments and equipment, is an unprecedented test.
From the debut of Shen Wu, to the soaring of Shen Qiyi, to the imminent entry into the core cabin of the space station, Zhai Zhigang has always been ready to go out in a state of hearing the order. "What has changed is the mission content and flight time, and what will never change is the original mission and the infinite love for the motherland's aerospace industry." He also said: "The construction of the space station is the effort of the whole line of the project, and our space home will definitely be built better and better!" ”
Wang Yaping: In 8 years, Teacher Yaping once again chased his dream successfully!
"Space Teacher" Wang Yaping taught space to teenagers across the country during the Shenzhou 10 mission in 2013. As an astronaut on the second mission, Wang Yaping said, "After 8 years of unremitting efforts, Mr. Yaping finally chased his dream successfully again, and will soon fly into space with the dreams and expectations of his classmates!" Before flying, she most wanted to say to her classmates, "The dream of flying is never weightless, and the tension of the scientific dream is infinite." You are the future of the motherland, as long as you dare to dream, dare to chase dreams, and use wisdom and sweat to build your own dream spaceship, you will certainly 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 that she was able to become the first female astronaut stationed on the space station and personally participate in the construction mission of the space station, and she was sincerely proud and proud to be in this great era and the great motherland. When asked about spending the Spring Festival on the space station, she was full of expectations like everyone else: "The Shenzhou 13 astronaut crew will guard the New Year with everyone and send the blessings from space to the motherland and to everyone at the first time." ”
Ye Guangfu: 11 years of hard work, looking forward to feeling the vast space from a new perspective
Debut astronaut Ye Guangfu is the youngest of the second batch of astronauts. He was first honored and proud to stay for 6 months on his first mission, "It was indeed a test, but I am confident in completing this mission." This confidence comes from the continuous struggle of generations of astronauts, from the unity and cooperation of the flight crew, and from his 11 years of hard work.
For this mission, he said that he was very much looking forward to applying what he had learned over the years and completing various tasks with everyone, and also looking forward to being able to feel the vast space from a new perspective, appreciate the beautiful planet of life, and enjoy the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. At the same time, as the first Chinese astronaut to participate in the training of international astronauts, he said: "I look forward to the day when I can travel in space with international counterparts, and welcome them to the Chinese space station." ”
I wish this mission a complete success!
I wish the astronaut crew a smooth and triumphant victory!
Photo/ Liu Zekang, Chen Suo, Zhang Xinfang
Editors/Zhang Xinfang, Wu Futong
Source: "China Manned Spaceflight" WeChat public account