Shenzhou-18 aims to be launched at 8:59 p.m. on the 25th. Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut and deputy chief designer of China's manned space project, said in an exclusive interview with Phoenix Satellite TV that the three astronauts in the Shenzhou 18 crew have different personalities, but they have excellent qualities and can complement each other well.
The Shenzhou 18 crew still adopts a combination of "old with new", with a clear division of labor and mutual backup. Talking about the characteristics of each person, Yang Liwei said that the three people are of similar age and have similar experiences, although they have different personalities, they complement each other.
Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut and deputy chief designer of China's manned space project:
Comrade Guangfu should be said to be a relatively stable astronaut who does things relatively steadily. He serves as the commander and is responsible for the safety of the entire mission, and the overall planning of the mission is completed by him, a very good astronaut. Li Cong is a very lively astronaut, especially on the sports field, on the basketball court has many characteristics of his own, in the training process is also like this, the relative personality is more lively, he is still relatively fast in the operation and mastery of the whole. Guangsu was also selected as a pilot, which also reflects the good characteristics of flying. From this point of view, the complementarity of the three people is still good.
Phoenix TV reporter Sun Weijian:
When you first flew you, you were about the same age as they are now. You have also been involved in China's aerospace engineering for more than 20 years, and what kind of mentality do you have when you launch the launch, and what will be the difference between it and when you launched it yourself?
Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut and deputy chief designer of China's manned space project:
The first is an active and passive relationship, I should have been flying 21 years ago, sitting in a spaceship, on a rocket, then you are a passive. At that time, we may have thought more about work or tasks, but now when you go to see our peers flying, we may look at it from another work angle and a dimension, how to do a better job and ensure their safety.
Yang Liwei is not the only one whose mentality has changed. China's space launch missions are expected to reach 100 this year, with an average of one launch in less than four days. Yang Liwei said that the normalization of launches has made the once thrilling less exciting, but the scientific and technological content in it is more.
Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut and deputy chief designer of China's manned space project:
In the past, we often watched the launch, for example, when our fairing was opened, everyone applauded enthusiastically below, and when an action was successful, we said that we were separated from several stages, and everyone was very happy. Now you may have seen a lot of these actions, because with the maturity of our technology, everyone may not applaud until we announce that we have successfully entered the orbit. It is a state of mind, and it also shows that after so many years of development, the whole project has become more and more mature, and it has entered the application stage from the experimental stage, which is also a good sign.
The first batch of astronauts like Yang Liwei gradually moved behind the scenes, the second and third batches of astronauts became the main force, and the fourth batch of astronauts is about to join the team. Yang Liwei said that it is necessary to make good use of the "old and new" crews, train more commanders, and lay the foundation for the subsequent manned lunar landing and even longer-term missions.
Source: Phoenix Satellite TV Sun Weijian, Xu Yixuan reported in Jiuquan, Gansu
Editor: Mu Mu