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She is the first female astronaut on China's space station.
She became a pilot at the age of 17, and after she went to space at the age of 33 to fulfill her dream of "picking the stars in space" for her daughter, what is she doing now?
Feitian "Chang'e", a model of the times
In January 1980, Wang Yaping was born in a place full of cherries - Zhanggezhuang Village, the "hometown of cherries" in Yantai, Shandong.
A few acres of cherry groves are the family's main source of income.
According to Wang Yaping's mother's recollection, her daughter often participated in the school's sports meeting when she was in middle school, and she was very talented in long-distance running.
At the end of 1996, the Recruitment Office came to Yantai for personnel selection. Wang Yaping signed up for a physical examination with the attitude of giving it a try.
No one expected that such a dark-skinned and somewhat earthy little girl would pass the preliminary selection.
In the midsummer of the following year, she stood at the scene of Zhaofei again.
In this way, Wang Yaping, who was only 17 years old, passed all the physical examinations and received the admission notice from Changchun Flight Academy after passing all the physical examinations and selection examinations, and became one of the seventh batch of 37 female pilots in the country.
In April 1999, Wang Yaping was successfully transferred to Harbin No. 1 Flight Academy with the large army, and since then, she has started a real flying career.
Wang Yaping's safe flight lasted nearly 1,600 hours to carry out Wenchuan earthquake relief, cloud and rain reduction in arid areas, and combat readiness training for troops.
At this time, Wang Yaping completed her childhood dream of flying, and her goal was changed from flying to aerospace.
Unlike flying, aerospace means a more dangerous environment, a difficult training life, and a more rigorous selection of personnel.
But she didn't give up on her goal.
At the same time, her love was also on the right track, and in 2006, Wang Yaping and Zhao Peng got married.
In 2009, Wang Yaping signed up for the second selection of the manned space project, and after a rigorous assessment, she finally became a member of the astronauts of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Wang Yaping began devilish training.
A complex training session can cause astronauts to lose 1 to 2 kilograms of weight, and such training can last up to four hours.
However, physical fitness is only one of the requirements to become an astronaut, and professional theoretical knowledge is equally important.
In this way, Wang Yaping not only has to carry out a series of exercise training such as aerobics, swimming, and sit-ups, but also has to find rest time to do homework, read books, and endorse.
Every day, from the classroom to the dormitory to the cafeteria, "three points and one line" is her daily life.
This kind of life is to one day be able to realize his dream of space, and Wang Yaping has also proved to us with practical actions what it means to "work hard".
Spaceflight
In March 2013, Wang Yaping was successfully selected into the "Shen X" mission team, and she will work with Zhang Xiaoguang and Nie Haisheng to teach space to more than 60 million primary and secondary school students across the country.
Wang Yaping's several small experiments in space have ignited the thirst for space knowledge in countless children, and in their hearts, a seed of space dream has been quietly planted.
In addition to work, she has an additional identity in her life, that is, her mother. In fact, Wang Yaping was 36 years old when he gave birth to his daughter, and even postponed having a baby several times in order to dedicate himself to aerospace.
In 2016, Wang Yaping gave birth to a lovely daughter.
After a brief rest, Wang Yaping began another round of training, and she must always be ready for the next space trip.
In 2021, Wang Yaping was officially announced to be selected as the crew of the Shenzhou 13 manned mission, and once again started a half-year-long aviation trip.
She became China's first female astronaut to carry out an out-of-cabin activity, and at this moment, the fruit of her dream finally blossomed.
On April 16, 2022, astronaut Wang Yaping embarked on a journey home, and on the same day, Wang Yaping successfully exited the capsule.
The moment they got off the capsule, their daughter and husband rushed away with flowers in their arms to welcome the return of the aerospace hero.
After the hug, Wang Yaping, who fulfilled his promise, took out a little star, "The mother who picked the star is back." ”
Although Wang Yaping's success is inseparable from the support of her family, in her opinion, she is not a qualified mother and wife.
Due to work, Wang Yaping was able to spend not much time with his family, but his family did not complain and gave Wang Yaping encouragement and support.
It is also such a solid backing that allows Wang Yaping to devote himself wholeheartedly and without distractions to his work and contribute to the national aviation industry.
On April 24, 2024, on the occasion of the ninth China Aerospace Day, Wang Yaping came to the aerospace theme exhibition in Beijing Aerospace City. Wang Yaping said that if there is an opportunity, she still hopes to have the opportunity to achieve a moonwalk in the future.
Wang Yaping told reporters that astronauts have only two states, flying or preparing to fly.
Now, Wang Yaping continues to devote herself to regular training, and she hopes to be ready when the country needs it.
Chasing dreams in the sky, the footsteps do not stop. Like Wang Yaping, there are thousands of astronauts, all of whom are making contributions to the mainland's aerospace industry, every aerospace is sweat and hard work day and night, and every successful launch is the progress of the country's aerospace industry, I wish them all the best!
Resources:
This place, Wang Yaping still wants to go to ...... - CCTV News
[Model of the Flying Era] "Space Lecturer" Wang Yaping: Living in "Cherry Town" Returning to Zero and Starting Again - CCTV