Preface
In order to discover the mysteries of the universe, the profession of astronaut came into being.
But astronauts are not easy to be, not only to become a one-in-a-million all-round genius, but also to be ready to sacrifice at all times.
Wang Yaping is such an excellent astronaut, she has been on the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft for more than half a year, and completed the mission excellently, successfully landing on Earth in 2022, waiting for everyone to greet her.
People imagined how beautiful she would be, after all, she was very confident and proud when she boarded the ship.
But when he saw her, Wang Yaping looked very weak and didn't even have the strength to stand up.
At this time, we learned that in addition to the identity of the astronauts, there are countless sadness...
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Spit memoirs
None of us have ever been to the universe, and if we want to understand why living in the universe is so torturous as Wang Yaping, we have to "experience" it from the perspective of these astronauts.
Also going to Shenzhou 13 with Wang Yaping are Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu.
On October 16, 2021, they will travel to the universe together to bring us a sea of stars that we have never seen before.
This would have been a great joy to be done, but they looked very serious, as if some difficulty awaited them.
They came to the cabin of Shenzhou 13 and made final preparations until the ground shook and they lifted off.
In the midst of this, they have to endure a huge "pressure", and this pressure is not a mental state, but a real physical pressure.
As ordinary people, most of them would not be able to support the sharp decline in their physical condition, but after professional training, they finally succeeded in following the spaceship to the vast universe.
This is another milestone in each of their astronauts' lives, but they still can't "open the champagne at half-time", because many things need to be readjusted to life in space.
"People have three urgency", let's talk about their physiological needs first.
On Earth, these three emergencies can be easily solved as long as they find a suitable location, but they are in space, a place where there is not much gravity.
Naturally, scientists took this into account early and set up a special toilet for astronauts, so that they could urinate from a funnel through a urine collector.
And if you have a stool, you have to use a special toilet bowl.
Because there is some force, they still feel some discomfort when performing these "conveniences".
At this time, some people may ask, what should we do with all this human excrement? It can't be discharged into space, right?
In fact, scientists on the mainland have come up with a way to reuse energy, and these human excrements can be processed to serve human beings again.
One of these things that turn waste into treasure is water.
Yes, you heard it right, this excrement can be processed into drinking water!
This processed water is called "reclaimed water", and although it still smells a little bad, it's good to think that it's in space, and having a water source is good.
As for food, these astronauts also have special meals to try not to let food scraps "fly all over the sky".
In addition to these, the most basic thing to be a human being is sleep, and because the gravity in space is very small, these astronauts need to sleep in a specific sleeping bag to prevent falling asleep and drifting around.
Of course, these are the most basic things, and these astronauts need to do more than that, because they need to do some scientific work, and maybe that's the main purpose.
However, Wang Yaping and others have to live in space for more than half a year, and their lives cannot always be on the road of scientific research, and learning to relax can make their lives better.
So they often do some small games that can only be experienced in space, and in such a life of combining work and rest, Wang Yaping has been living for 183 days.
On April 16, 2022, Wang Yaping successfully completed the mission, and his return capsule successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing field.
People happily came to the landing site to stop and watch, but to their surprise, they seemed to be in poor health.
And Wang Yaping could only be carried out, so weak that he didn't even have the strength to stand up...
Fortunately, they can get healthy again after a period of rest, and they are healthy and have also been interviewed by the media, and Wang Yaping will also tell the hard work of being an astronaut.
The arduous road of an astronaut
Born in the 80s in Fushan District, Yantai City, Shangdongsheng, Wang Yaping joined the Changchun Flight Academy as early as the age of 17, where she will undergo rigorous training.
If you want to be an astronaut, you have to develop in all aspects, and for a girl, the pain she has to endure during training is very heavy.
What's more, not everyone who enters this flight academy will be admitted as an astronaut, Wang Yaping needs to become the best among talents in a rigorous selection process, so as to have the opportunity to become a real astronaut.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that astronauts are one-of-a-kind scholars.
In this way, Wang Yaping successfully stood out in the arduous training and was finally shortlisted to become the second batch of female astronauts in China.
There are only 7 female astronauts in this batch of China, and Wang Yaping's strength is obvious to all to stand out from more than one billion Chinese compatriots.
However, this is not the end of Wang Yaping, for Wang Yaping, the most difficult thing is the training after becoming an astronaut.
First of all, as an astronaut, the most important thing is to withstand the pressure of lift-off, and what can simulate this feeling on Earth is a specific centrifuge.
From the outside, you can see that it's quite large, but if you try to see it yourself, you can only see a small space inside.
Astronauts will train there, and those who need to train will have to endure the pressure of 8 G, you know, one G is equivalent to a person pressing on the body of these trainees, 8 G, ordinary people really can't accept it, and even death is possible...
This is also one of the items that Wang Yaping asked to be trained...
In addition, Wang Yaping's astronauts also need to undergo some underwater training at the bottom of the sea, which simulates working outside of space, and these "astronauts" need to wear up to 120 kilograms of equipment to carry out underwater operations.
They will be working for 4 hours all the time, and the average person may have a problem after only one hour, but they have to maintain absolute concentration to carry out the relevant work.
For independent work, Wang Yaping will have to survive for more than ten days in deserts, plateaus and other places with harsh environments, whether it is severe cold or heat, whether it is sick, thirsty or hungry, Wang Yaping has to complete it alone.
But even though the training here is extremely difficult, Wang Yaping doesn't feel that he should have any complaints.
After all, in space, the slightest mistake may lead to death, and the more you suffer on the earth, the more you may survive in space.
Hearing this, everyone has a certain understanding of the rigorous training that astronauts Wang Yaping asks to go through, but perhaps some people may not know that Wang Yaping is not only an astronaut.
Risks and jobs
As early as when he joined the pilot, Wang Yaping had already piloted the plane and began to fly in the sky, and if you talk about it from that time, Wang Yaping may have experienced more than hundreds of hours of flight time.
When training as a pilot, although it may be a little lighter than when training as an astronaut, compared to other professions, it is also unbearable for ordinary people.
And Wang Yaping has persevered, and has mastered the piloting of several types of aircraft.
Some people may say: "In this era of peace, flying an airplane is useless." ”
That person is very wrong, pilots can carry out a lot of high-altitude operations, as far as Wang Yaping is concerned, in the 08 Wenchuan earthquake, she once flew a rescue plane to save one life after another, as far as possible for the mainland to reduce losses.
In space, she also became China's first female astronaut to leave the warehouse.
Although this is a passing incident, "space outboard activities" are known as the "most dangerous extreme sports" in the world.
In space, Wang Yaping may experience severe cold or scorching heat, all of which are challenging the limits of the human body.
You must know that it is difficult for us to imagine other dangers, Wang Yaping can make such an achievement, it can be said that she directly broke history, set a precedent, and added another honor to China.
brief summary
Wang Yaping's hard work is like a microcosm of those who are astronauts like him, they are also geniuses like Wang Yaping, and they are also undergoing unbearable training.
They all deserve our respect, and we also believe that in the future space missions, they will still be able to complete the mission excellently and create more brilliance for the mainland's aerospace industry!
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Central Military-Astronaut overweight endurance training, like 8 themselves pressed on their bodies
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Xinhua News Agency-Authoritative Interview|Zhang Yang Talks to Wang Yaping: 183 Days of Return to Space
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People's Daily - How hard is astronaut training? After the underwater training, I can't even hold chopsticks when eating... Hats off to all astronauts!
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