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China's manned space flight has once again made history, and the Shenzhou-17 crew has flapped its wings and soared into the sky! At the sudden moment, when the dawn first appeared on October 26, the Long March-2F Yao-17 carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-17 manned spacecraft roared off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, and a new space journey officially began.
Astronaut Tang Hongbo will visit China's space station again, this time he joins hands with two "aerospace newcomers" Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, this young and energetic crew will usher in an unprecedented space mission. Some people say that looking at the firmament of the universe and asking the vastness of the nine heavens, this sentence is no longer out of reach, but a new beginning.
Since Shenzhou-1 flew into space in 1999, the course of China's manned space program has been like a bright pearl, from unmanned flight to manned flight, from one person to many people for many days, every journey of the Shenzhou spacecraft has refreshed the new height of space for Chinese. Now, let's look back at the many high-burning moments in the history of China's manned spaceflight.
First of all, let's go back to November 20, 1999, when China's first unmanned test spacecraft, Shenzhou-1, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This historic moment marked the first flight test of China's manned space program and laid the foundation for the advent of the new century.
Then, on October 15, 2003, the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft was successfully launched, and astronaut Yang Liwei became China's first space visitor, creating a glorious chapter in the first flight of Chinese.
On October 12, 2005, the Shenzhou-6 spacecraft was successfully launched, and astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were sent into space. Shenzhou-6 is China's first manned spacecraft to carry out a "multi-person and multi-day" mission, laying a solid foundation for the development of China's manned space industry.
Then, in 2008, Zhai Zhigang became the first spacewalker among Chinese astronauts, and he carried out China's first spacewalk mission in space. This moment has attracted global attention and marks a new peak in China's aerospace industry.
On June 16, 2012, the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft carried astronauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and the first female astronaut in the mainland, Liu Yang, to space, Liu Yang became China's first female astronaut, and this moment became the focus of the world's attention.
On June 28, 2012, the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft successfully rendezvous and docked with the Tiangong-1 target vehicle, realizing China's first automatic rendezvous and docking, laying a solid foundation for the further development of China's manned space program.
On June 11, 2013, astronauts Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping were successfully launched aboard the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft.
The most recent milestone was the successful launch of the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft carrying Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo on June 17, 2021, and the first entry of three astronauts into China's own space station, laying a solid foundation for the glorious future of China's space industry.
In 2019, China announced plans to build its own space station, thus entering a new phase of China's manned space program, which has laid a solid foundation for a further future in space exploration. Everything has just begun, and China's aerospace is always worth looking forward to!
1: People's Daily, CCTV News, Xinhua News Agency, The Paper, China Manned Space WeChat Official Account, People's Liberation Army Daily WeChat, Our Space, China Space Foundation.