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Preface
On April 25, Shenzhou-18 was successfully launched. This news has made countless Chinese people excited.
When the spacecraft enters orbit, it will quickly dock with the space station assembly according to a predetermined procedure.
Soon, the three astronauts of Shenzhou-17 will also return to Earth smoothly.
However, among the three astronauts of Shenzhou 18 this time, in addition to Ye Guangfu, there are two other new faces, namely Li Guangsu and Li Cong.
It is worth mentioning that Li Guangsu is the only liberal arts student among the three.
This can't help but make people wonder, how did he become the astronaut of Shenzhou 18?
Children growing up in the fields
Li Guangsu grew up in the farmland since he was a child, and his parents were just ordinary farmers.
Li Guangsu is the second oldest in the family, and has an older sister and younger brother.
Because of his poor family background, his father Li Houlin worked outside all the year round to make money, and all other things in the family fell on his mother's shoulders.
These farm jobs are very tiring, and in the past, it was my sister who helped my mother, but the young Li Guangsu was powerless.
When he was a little older, Li Guangsu also began to work in the farmland with his mother.
After doing all this farm work, Li Guangsu would go to play with the other children.
In his mother's memory, Li Guangsu often came to the fields to fish, and sometimes jumped directly to catch fish.
In his childhood, the most common sounds were the crickets of frogs and the chirping of cicadas.
However, when he was in junior high school, Li Guangsu heard another voice.
It is precisely because of this voice that Li Guangsu's life has undergone a huge change.
After being admitted to junior high school, Li Guangsu studied hard every day.
But one day, Li Guangsu suddenly heard a piercing roar.
Curiosity prompted Li Guangsu to find out, so he went to the hillside to check and found a helicopter passing in the sky.
At that moment, Li Guangsu was deeply attracted, and the original roar became very beautiful and beautiful.
It was from this time that Li Guangsu secretly vowed in his heart that he must be admitted to university and become an excellent pilot.
In order to realize this dream, Li Guangsu studied harder every day.
Whenever he felt hard, his mind always remembered the roar of the helicopter he heard that day.
This voice has always encouraged Li Guangsu and inspired him to keep moving forward.
With the efforts of Li Guangsu, he was admitted to Huxi Middle School in Pei County with very good results.
But in his sophomore year of high school, Li Guangsu chose the liberal arts he was good at.
However, just a year later, Li Guangsu, who was in his third year of high school, learned that the Air Force was coming to recruit pilots.
In an instant, the dream in his heart was ignited again.
So, he signed up for the exam with other students in the school.
After a series of rigorous selections, Li Guangsu was successfully admitted to Changchun Air Force Aviation University.
When he told his family the news, they were also very happy for him.
Especially his mother, Xu Guilan.
Before going to Changchun to go to university, his parents told him to take good care of himself, but Li Guangsu comforted them and told them not to worry.
When the train started, Li Guangsu said goodbye to his parents with tears in his eyes.
After bidding farewell to his parents and leaving his hometown, Li Guangsu officially embarked on the road of his own dreams.
Pilots who get airsick
But after entering the university, Li Guangsu still has to face many difficulties.
In order to improve his physical fitness, he wakes up early every day to exercise.
Not only that, but he also tied sandbags to his legs.
Even if he practiced parallel bars, he wouldn't take them off.
Relying on this hard work and perseverance, Li Guangsu completed the transformation from failing the physical fitness test to being excellent.
But for the sake of this change, no one knows how much Li Guangsu has suffered.
However, in Li Guangsu's view, these hardships are all worth it.
After graduating from university, Li Guangsu became a pilot and was stationed in Yunnan, 3,000 kilometers away from home, all year round.
But perhaps few people know that Li Guangsu was once a pilot who could get airsick.
Pilots sometimes do some aerobatic maneuvers, but this makes Li Guangsu feel cold sweat all over. There may even be a feeling of wanting to throw up.
This situation is very serious for the pilot, and if it is not corrected in time, Li Guangsu may not be able to fly in the future.
In order to be able to overcome these difficulties, Li Guangsu launched a very strict training.
And Li Guangsu did not tell his family.
In May 2018, the mainland launched the selection of the third batch of reserve astronauts.
After learning the news, Li Guangsu was very excited and immediately signed up for the event.
After strict selection, Li Guangsu became a member of the third batch of astronauts in the mainland in September 2020.
When he heard this sentence of successful selection, Li Guangsu still felt a little untrue, and after repeated confirmation, he realized that he had really become an astronaut.
But with the change of identity, Li Guangsu has more difficulties to face.
Since Li Guangsu chose liberal arts in high school, he couldn't help but feel a little headache when faced with a lot of science knowledge.
But for Li Guangsu, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome.
So, he worked relevant knowledge every day.
After two years of hard work day and night, Li Guangsu finally made a great improvement.
Subsequently, Li Guangsu went through a lot of training and was selected into the crew of Shenzhou 18 together with Ye Guangfu and Li Cong.
And when his parents learned the news, they were very excited.
Mother Xu Guilan even called Li Guangsu and asked him not to worry about them and to carry out this task seriously.
For Xu Guilan, Li Guangsu has always been his pride.
In the past, when Xu Guilan was working in the fields, she was always afraid of snakes.
After Li Guangsu found out, he would always go to help his mother catch snakes after school.
When Xu Guilan was poisoned by spraying pesticides, Li Guangsu found it in time and sent her to the hospital.
After that, Li Guangsu took on this task.
Due to work reasons, Xu Guilan has not seen her son for four or five years, and although she misses it in her heart, she is also very much looking forward to her son's successful completion of the task this time.
epilogue
Shenzhou-18 has been successfully launched, and Li Guangsu will next complete a number of tasks in space with his teammates.
Interestingly, the three astronauts of Shenzhou 18 are all "80", and they are all outstanding talents of the country.
For the sake of the development of the country, they gave up their time to reunite with their families.
This spirit of selfless dedication is worth remembering and learning.
I believe that they can successfully complete this mission, and at the same time, I hope that our country's technology can continue to develop.
Resources:
The original article was published in Jimu News on April 24, 2024 on "Astronaut Li Guangsu's Mother: I haven't seen my son for four or five years, and I look forward to him successfully completing the mission".
The original article was published on Xinhuanet's report on April 24, 2024 on "The New "Space Business Trip Trio" Exclusively Revealed! Approaching the Eighteenth Astronaut Li Guangsu".