Liu Yang is the first Chinese woman to go into space.
But in order to fly to the sky, she has been married for 8 years without children. Faced with the urging of both parents, the husband stopped them one by one.
Before Liu Yang flew into the sky, he left the last two sentences for his beloved husband......
This article comes from the official media [CCTV News] [Jiangxi Satellite TV] [China Youth Daily] (link attached at the end of the article). In order to improve the readability of the article, the details may have been polished. Please read wisely. FYI!
"Say hello to my fellow women!"
On June 16, 2012, Liu Yang and astronauts Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang took the Shenzhou 9 manned spacecraft into space.
After landing in space, Liu Yang's first greeting was:
"Say hello to my fellow women."
She was 34 years old and represented all women.
In daily training, Liu Yang always regards himself as a man.
Girls who receive the same amount of training as boys inevitably get a little overwhelmed.
But Liu Yang refused to admit defeat, shortened the rest time, strengthened training, and improved physical fitness.
Even in the summer, you have to wear a heavy flight suit, and in the winter, you have to practice until you sweat all over your body.
From ordinary people to pilots, and from pilots to astronauts, every step is difficult.
Just looking at swivel chair training is dizzying. From getting on the bus to vomiting, I could do it slowly for 4 minutes.
To become a qualified astronaut, you need to stick to it for at least 15 minutes.
"When I heard the 4-minute timer, I suddenly sweated all over, but I couldn't throw it up, let alone shout to stop. If you vomit the first time or stop, it will be difficult to hold on next time. I've got to get through it......"
If you want to become a qualified astronaut, you must not only have excellent physical fitness, but also be able to face emergencies calmly. This is also an important condition for astronauts.
It just so happens that Liu Yang fits very well.
In 2009, the selection of China's second batch of astronauts began, and Liu Yang signed up and stood out.
The following year, she entered the China Astronaut Training Center and, along with Wang Yaping, became one of China's first female astronauts.
In March 2012, according to the final assessment results, Liu Yang was selected into Shenjiu Group, code 03.
After the first flight, Liu Yang, who was in the recovery period, was not idle.
From 2014 to 2018, she studied for a Ph.D. at the School of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University, fulfilling her youthful wish.
Ten years later, in 2022, Liu Yang actually stepped on the Shenzhou spacecraft again.
This time we went to the Chinese space station Shenzhou-14, which has already been built.
On November 7, 2022, Liu Yang was already 400 kilometers away from the earth.
She also sent a congratulatory video from the Mengtian experimental module of China's space station to her alma mater, Tsinghua University, to celebrate the "10th anniversary of the founding of the Tsinghua Academy of Social Sciences".
It was this successful second flight experience that made Liu Yang's flight honor badge successfully upgraded to "two stars".
The only admitted pilot in Henan Province
Most 17 or 18-year-old girls love beauty, and it is inevitable that they will spend some time on dressing up.
But Liu Yang always holds a book in his hand, either reciting it silently or busy doing his homework.
In her free time, she spends time with her teacher with her exercise book. Many teachers were impressed with her and praised her at the mention of her.
When I was in my third year of high school, the seventh batch of female pilot recruitment programs in China happened to be held in Henan.
With the strong encouragement of the class teacher, Liu Yang participated in the selection.
With a score of 31 points beyond the admission score line, she was successfully admitted to the Changchun Flight Academy of the Air Force and became the only pilot admitted in Henan Province.
After entering school, Liu Yang insisted on getting up early every day to exercise, extending the training time and compressing the rest time.
After graduating in 2001, she became an Air Force transport aircraft pilot and ended her college career with 1,680 hours of safe flight.
Liu Yang's brilliant achievements also followed.
On April 30, 2020, she was hired by the China National Space Administration as the "China Aerospace Public Welfare Ambassador". Ms. Liu's "fame fight" has also drawn attention to her family.
The man behind it
Liu Yang and her husband Zhang Hua met in Wuhan in 2001.
At that time, Zhang Hua was in charge of propaganda work, while Liu Yang was recognized as an "amateur host" among astronauts, with good writing and eloquence. The two have a lot of interactions at work.
In the second half of 2001, Zhang Hua proposed to establish a radio station. In order to adjust everyone's spare time, the airport agreed to Zhang Hua's proposal.
Zhang Hua was responsible for writing press releases, and Liu Yang was the radio announcer.
In this way, they have more opportunities to get along. In 2002, they established a romantic relationship, and Liu Yang's career is booming. Liu Yang first rose to prominence as a second-class pilot in the Air Force and was later promoted to deputy captain of the flight team.
However, when your career develops, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts with dating. But Zhang Hua never complained and fully supported Liu Yang's career.
"When I was a pilot, he was on the ground protecting the plane; When I was an astronaut, he protected the ship on the ground. ”
Before Liu Yang flew into the sky, he left Zhang Hua's touching last sentence......
"Zhang Hua, if I really become a shooting star, you must promise me two things."
"The first is to help me take care of my parents, and the second is to marry a wife who can cook."
In 2004, Liu Yang and Zhang Hua held a wedding in Hankou.
Not only did the two work together, but the parents were also very satisfied. In their spare time, the two often host dinners for their parents.
Zhang Hua cares about the health of the elderly on weekdays, buys them massage machines, and takes them for physical examinations on time. The family got along happily.
Married for many years, Zhang Hua is 36 years old and Liu Yang is 30 years old, but they still have no children.
Although both parents wanted to have a grandchild, under Zhang Hua's persuasion, they never mentioned it in front of Liu Yang.
Zhang Hua knew that astronaut training was very hard, and pregnancy and childbirth would have an impact on her body and training, so she took on most of the family responsibilities.
Even when Liu Yang's parents were sick and hospitalized, in order not to distract Liu Yang, they had to "lie" that Liu Yang was going on a business trip.
In fact, he went back to his hometown to protect the old man's surgery, but Liu Yang only learned about it much later.
Not only her husband, but even Liu Yang's mother has trained her with good intentions.
Since Shenzhou 14 entered space, Niu Xiyun and Liu Shilin have been counting the days.
Since Shenzhou 14 entered space, Niu Xiyun and Liu Shilin have been counting the days.
"What's the big deal, why don't you go skydiving?"
When he first trained for a skydive, Liu Yang called his family to tell him how nervous he was, but his mother pretended not to care.
"What's the big deal, why don't you go skydiving?"
After Liu Yang parachuted, he was so angry that he didn't tell his family that he had landed safely. It wasn't until she couldn't help but call her at night, and her mother cried with joy, that she understood her mother's good intentions.
Liu Yang's uncle Niu Zhenxi is even more different.
He is a member of the Zhengzhou Winter Swimming Association and has won the National Moral Model Award many times.
It was with the encouragement and influence of his uncle that Liu Yang gradually grew from an ignorant girl to the first "goddess" in China admired by everyone.
conclusion
As a woman, Liu Yang has earned a place in the highly competitive aviation industry, which requires high physical and psychological qualities.
Flying into the sky for the first time, she chose not to have children for the sake of her career and under the pressure of her family.
By the time she took to the skies for the second time, she already had a son and a daughter......
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reference
[1] [CCTV News] (CCTV News Public Account of China Central Radio and Television) - "Liu Yang, add "star"! 》
[2] [Jiangxi Satellite TV] - "She left her "will" to her husband, left the star to her daughter, and left the hardships to herself"
[3] [Marriage and Family Magazine] (the official number of "Marriage and Family" magazine) - "Congratulations to Liu Yang on his triumphant return!" "Flying" twice in 10 years, behind the honor is the strict love of a loving mother, and the achievement of China's first female astronaut"
[4] [Women's Voice of the All-China Women's Federation] (the official account of the All-China Women's Federation) - "Salute to 70 years| Zhang Runhong, Liu Yang, Wang Shufang...... They write the legend of women in the vast sky"
[5] [China Youth Daily] - "After 10 years, Liu Yang's children have returned to space: he wants to write blessings into the stars in the sky"