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(Ye Guangfu)
On April 24, 2024, the 9th China Aerospace Day, "heroic astronaut" Ye Guangfu led his new teammates Li Cong and Li Guangsu to appear at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Wentian Pavilion.
As soon as the news came out, it quickly rushed to the hot search and sparked heated discussions on the whole network.
3 "post-80s" handsome guys, dressed in blue aerospace to conquer, look particularly vigorous.
In October 2021, Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping took the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft and entered the Chinese's own space station.
(No. 18 Shenzhou astronauts, from left: Li Guangsu, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong)
On April 25, 2024, Ye Guangfu "flew into the sky" for the second time. This is him as the commander to lead Li Cong and Li Guangsu to board Shenzhou 18 and go to the Chinese space station.
What few people know is that Ye Guangfu was born in the countryside, lost his father at the age of 8, and his peasant mother Liu Shaolin never remarried, struggling to support a family. She scraped together 50 yuan and achieved her son's dream of flying......
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Ye Guangfu was born in September 1980 in Donglin Village, Wan'an Township, Shuangliu County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, and his parents were farmers. He has an older sister named Ye Yadan, and the difference between the sister and brother is 5 years old.
Ye Guangfu's mother, Liu Shaolin, and his father worked as farmers, and the family of four lived in an adobe house in the countryside.
(Ye Guangfu with his mother and sister when he was a child)
In 1988, when Ye Guangfu was 8 years old, his father unfortunately died of illness early, and this poor family was in turmoil. At this time, Liu Shaolin was only in her early 30s, she did not remarry, endured great grief, and struggled to support her family.
Many parents in the village have dropped their children out of school early to work in the city due to family poverty. And even if Liu Shaolin is difficult, he encourages his son to study hard and change his fate with knowledge in the future.
Since childhood, Ye Guangfu and his sister have helped their mother go to the field to fertilize, water, cut rice, and do all kinds of farm work.
In order to increase his income, Liu Shaolin not only took care of his own acres of rice, but also contracted to plant mulberry seedlings in the village. Ye Guangfu and his sister usually go to school, and Liu Shaolin took care of the work of planting saplings, watering, and weeding alone.
(Ye Guangfu when he was a student)
She has to pick up more than 100 loads of water a day to irrigate the saplings, and carry water from the pond at the bottom of the mountain to water the mulberry saplings, more than 100 meters, and she has to pass through a mountain bag in the middle.
Liu Shaolin is not tall, her body is thin, two buckets bend her waist, sweat flows from her forehead into her eyes, and it hurts hotly.
When Ye Guangfu came home from school, he saw his mother struggling to carry the bucket up the hillside from a distance, and tears welled up in his eyes.
When she went home at night, Liu Shaolin's shoulders were swollen like steamed buns, and she was reluctant to buy ointment to apply, so she applied a hot towel to it.
The well-wishers saw that Liu Shaolin's life was too difficult and persuaded her to start a family again. Liu Shaolin was afraid that his daughter and son would be wronged, and he never thought of remarrying.
(In 2023, Ye Guangfu and Wang Xuhua, the homeroom teacher in junior high school)
Besides, she has a son and daughter, which man with good conditions is willing to marry her?
When he had an emotional breakdown, Liu Shaolin would sit alone behind the hillside and cry, crying that his husband had left too early and that his life was too bitter. After venting, Liu Shaolin will wipe away his tears and warn himself in his heart: No matter how hard it is, you must raise your children to adulthood.
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The children of the poor are in charge of the family at an early age. Liu Shaolin and his sister are very sensible, they have a sow and more than 10 chickens at home, Liu Shaolin has never bought feed, Ye Guangfu and his sister went up the mountain to hunt pigweed and go to the field to pick up rice ears.
There are people in the village who raise rabbits, and Ye Guangfu also wants to buy two rabbits to raise back, but his mother can't come up with the money to buy rabbit seedlings. Ye Guangfu and his sister went to the mountains at night to bundle bamboo, and at 5 a.m. the next day, they used bicycles to buy them at the market more than 10 miles away.
Ye Guangfu and his sister's over-understanding made her mother cry in distress.
(Ye Guangfu's mother and sister)
Ye Guangfu's academic performance is not particularly top-notch, but he loves fantasy and has strong hands-on ability.
When he was a child, Ye Guangfu often sat on the stone slab in front of his house with his sister, watching the plane fly overhead, and the dream of becoming a pilot was born in his heart.
Ye Guangfu was particularly interested in aircraft models, and he made many models of airplanes and rockets out of mud. When he was in the fifth grade of primary school, Ye Guangfu used a broken bamboo flute and a few empty plastic bottles and bags to assemble a model rocket.
When he lit a fire with a match, his hand was burned.
(Ye Guangfu's alma mater)
After entering Wan'an Middle School for junior high school, Ye Guangfu repaired radios, table lamps, and clocks at home based on the physics knowledge he learned in class. The old radio at home, he disassembled and disassembled it several times.
After graduating from junior high school, Ye Guangfu was admitted to Taiping Middle School in Shuangliu County. Because he has been doing farm work at home since he was a child, Ye Guangfu has good physical fitness, he can jump and run, and he also likes to play basketball.
In 1998, Ye Guangfu was promoted to the third year of high school, he was preparing to take the vocational school entrance examination, and he was employed early to help his mother support the family.
Soon, Ye Guangfu learned that the Air Force was recruiting, and the dream of a sleeping pilot in his heart was activated. If you can be admitted, not only do you not have to pay your own tuition, but you also have a living allowance every month.
(A photo of Ye Guangfu (right) and his classmates.) ）
In his third year of high school, Ye Guangfu lived in the third aunt's house, and he told the third aunt his thoughts. The third aunt rushed to Liu Shaolin's house the next day and told her sister about Ye Guangfu's dream, and Liu Shaolin supported her son to participate in the recruitment exam.
Ye Guangfu went home on Sunday and said that he would go to Chengdu for a physical examination in a few days, and the bus fare and food expenses would add up to 50 yuan. Worried that his mother would not be able to take it out, Ye Guangfu said: Mom, I don't want you to be embarrassed, and I am ready to give up the recruitment exam.
Liu Shaolin was resolute: No, you have to go to the exam, and I'll figure out how to do it.
(Ye Guangfu and sister Ye Yadan)
That night, Liu Shaolin went to a neighbor's house to borrow money. Early the next morning, she went to a relative's house again to borrow money. Liu Shaolin's relatives are all in the countryside, and the economy is not well-off, but everyone you have 5 yuan and I will give her 10 yuan to make money.
Liu Shaolin borrowed a total of 5 and finally got together 50 yuan. When she handed over 50 yuan to her son, Ye Guangfu burst into tears.
Don't underestimate this meagre 50 yuan, it changed Ye Guangfu's life. If he had not taken the recruitment exam, but had taken the vocational school or other universities, he would not have been where he is today, and the mainland would have lost him, an excellent astronaut.
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(At the beginning of Ye Guangfu's enlistment)
Ye Guangfu has good physical fitness, quick response, and his cultural results in the college entrance examination are also up to standard, and he was successfully admitted to the Changchun Flight Academy of the Air Force.
In the autumn of 1998, Ye Guangfu went to school in Changchun, and his mother and sister sent him to Chengdu North Railway Station. Before getting into the car, he told his mother: I don't spend the family's money when I go to college, don't be too bitter about yourself, and you can ask someone to come to the house to help when the farm is busy.
Liu Shaolin choked up and nodded: You can study with peace of mind, don't worry about your family.
Ye Guangfu lives a very frugal life, and he has to save a little living expenses every month, and bring it to his mother during the winter and summer vacations.
(Ye Guangfu)
In 2000, Ye Guangfu graduated and became a pilot. He moved from place to place frequently, spending two years in the Northeast and the latter two years in the South. With the improvement of models, Ye Guangfu has to adapt to various models, and the pressure is very high.
In 2006, Ye Guangfu got married, and his wife's name was Li Xuan, a native of Jincheng, Shanxi Province. Li Xuan was born in a military family, and his father was a pilot in the army.
Li Xuan's mother, Liu Shufang, is a native of Jincheng City, and her father grew up in rural Zezhou County.
(Ye Guangfu and Li Xuan)
When the two were in love, Ye Guangfu was worried that his family conditions were not good, and the Li family's parents did not accept him, so he was under great psychological pressure.
The first time he went to Li Xuan's house as a guest, he was very nervous. On the train, he asked Li Xuan several times: Will your parents accept me? What if they don't agree?
Li Xuan smiled happily: Why are you so nervous? You weren't so nervous when you flew a plane in the sky, did you?
Ye Guangfu laughed at himself: It's not because I care too much about you? Li Xuan held her boyfriend's hand: Don't worry, my parents are not utilitarian people. Take a step back, even if they don't agree, I'm going to be with you. Ye Guangfu's eyes turned red.
After coming to Li Xuan's house, Ye Guangfu saw his father-in-law and habitually saluted him with a military salute. The prospective father-in-law has been a pilot in the army for many years, and he also returned a military salute to Ye Guangfu.
Ye Guangfu and Li Xuan's fathers were both born in the countryside, and they were both obsessed with flying and blue skies, and they had a common language. He was very satisfied with Ye Guangfu and supported his daughter to fall in love with him.
Li Xuan's mother, Liu Shufang, also felt that Ye Guangfu's image, education, work and other conditions were good, and accepted him when they met him for the first time.
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(Lee Kwang Phu with his wife and children)
After Ye Guangfu and Li Xuan got married in Beijing, they gave birth to a son and a daughter. Li Xuan is engaged in aerospace scientific research, Ye Guangfu often flies in the blue sky, and his parents-in-law come to the house to help take care of a pair of children.
The old couple is strong, diligent in their hands and feet, and willing to pay for their daughter and son-in-law, which greatly supports the work of Ye Guangfu and his wife.
In 2009, the mainland began to select the second batch of reserve astronauts, and Ye Guangfu, with the support of his wife and family, signed up for the selection.
In 2010, Ye Guangfu officially joined the astronaut team. Although pilots are closest to the profession of astronauts, it is more difficult to complete the transition from pilot to astronaut than to ascend to the sky.
(Ye Guangfu)
The training is like purgatory, especially the underwater training of the warehouse activity, Ye Guangfu wears a thick training uniform and has to work underwater for five or six hours.
The water has resistance, and the clothing has a pressure of 40 kPa, and Ye Guangfu is very difficult. By the end of the training, the two layers of gloves and underwear he was wearing were soaked with sweat.
During simulated space training, Ye Guangfu was dizzy and nauseous, and his head and eyes were swollen. In order to realize his dream of being an astronaut, no matter how hard it is, Ye Guangfu gritted his teeth and insisted.
In 2016, five astronauts from five countries, including China, the United States, Russia, Spain and Japan, participated in cave training organized by the European Space Agency.
(Ye Guangfu is surveying the situation in the cave.) ）
Ye Guangfu participated in the training as a representative of Chinese astronauts and lived in the cave for six days and six nights. In the dark environment, Ye Guangfu and the others had to complete the ascent, descent, climbing, and load-bearing, and also cross the underground river.
The cave is full of unfathomable undercurrents, and there are sharp stalactites overhead, which is very dangerous. Each person is equivalent to hanging from a 17-storey building, which brings great psychological and physical pressure to people.
In the end, Ye Guangfu and his companions bid farewell to the darkness, got out of the cave safely, and successfully completed the cave training task.
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On October 16, 2021, Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping took the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft to the sky.
The day coincided with the 68th birthday of Ye Guangfu's mother, Liu Shaolin. Ye Guangfu's "Flying Sky" caused a sensation in his hometown, and 35 relatives and friends came to Liu Shaolin's house to watch the live broadcast of the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft.
(Ye Guangfu's sister and mother)
At the moment when the rocket ignited, Liu Shaolin was so nervous that her heart almost jumped out of her throat, she covered her chest with both hands, and didn't dare to look at the screen.
As the announcer announced that the instructions were normal and the manned rocket was successfully launched, Liu Shaolin shed tears of excitement and pride, and his mind calmed down.
Ye Guangfu and his comrades-in-arms lived in space for 6 months and completed the experiment of the "calcium signal scintillation" process of muscle cells that lost their center of gravity.
(Ye Guangfu left the cabin safely)
At 9:56 on April 16, 2022, Ye Guangfu and his comrades-in-arms successfully landed safely at the Dongfeng landing field in Inner Mongolia and successfully exited the cabin.
Wife Li Xuan saw her husband for the first time, and the couple hugged tightly.
Ye Guangfu's mother-in-law Liu Shufang and her wife, relatives and friends, watched the live broadcast throughout the whole process. She excitedly said to the reporters who came to interview: Ye Guangfu and the three of them have been on a business trip in space for 6 months, and they finally came back safely, I am very excited. I hope that they can recuperate as soon as possible and always be ready for the call of the motherland.
(The glorious plaque was sent to Ye Guangfu's house)
In June 2022, Ye Guangfu was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Astronaut" by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission, and won the third-class Aerospace Merit Medal. This is the pride of Ye Guangfu and his family, and he is very proud.
After a comprehensive assessment, Ye Guangfu was selected as the crew of the 2024 Shenzhou 18 manned mission and served as the commander. His wife, mother, and parents-in-law will continue to be Ye Guangfu's strong backing, allowing him to complete the tasks of flying wholeheartedly.
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