Preface
June 16, 2012, is an ordinary day for most people, but for astronaut Liu Yang, it is definitely the most memorable day of his life.
Because on this day, she took Shenzhou 9 and successfully lifted off, becoming the first female astronaut in Chinese history to enter space, and also provided valuable experience for subsequent female astronauts to enter space.
Liu Yang was originally a figure who should go down in history, but why did she "disappear" after returning to the ground, and what is she doing now?
Rush into space
On June 16, 2012, Liu Yang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang successfully took off on the "Shenzhou 9", which was also the most lively day in Liu Yang's parents' house.
A living room of less than 20 square meters was crowded with more than a dozen reporters, and nearly 20 cameras were pointed at Liu Yang's family, all of whom watched the live broadcast on TV intently.
When Liu Yang successfully entered space, he waved his hand at the camera, someone set off firecrackers in the courtyard of the community, and the neighbors stood at the door enthusiastically applauding, and Liu Yang became the pride of the whole family.
13 days later, Liu Yang and two other astronauts successfully completed the mission, landed safely in Inner Mongolia, when Liu Yang came out of the return capsule, the light hit Liu Yang's body, her face with a smile, after checking the three of them are in good physical condition.
Liu Yang became famous overnight as China's first female aerospace pilot, but when everyone was concerned about her life after returning to Earth this time and whether there would be another space mission, she suddenly disappeared, what happened to her?
A girl from a small town
Liu Yang's parents were both engaged in mechanical work, so she fell in love with these things at a very young age, which also laid a solid foundation for her future career in the aerospace field.
She has been very good since she was a child, she is very serious in her work, and she will ask her teachers for advice when she doesn't understand something, and she will never allow herself to have a trace of slackness.
After graduating from high school, she joined the army and was admitted to the Changchun Flight Academy with excellent results, which was the first batch of air forces to enlist in Henan after the establishment of the mainland.
The time of flying in the blue sky passed in a flash, Liu Yang dedicated 12 years of youth to the blue sky of the motherland, and in the past 12 years, she has completed countless flight missions.
But in fact, before joining the army, Liu Yang's family and friends were very worried, because life in the army was very hard, and he had to face cruel training every day, which ordinary people couldn't bear at all, let alone Liu Yang, a delicate little girl.
However, Liu Yang thought about it and decided to go to fulfill her dream, she didn't know at that time that today's decision would bring her a lifetime of glory.
Become an astronaut
In 2012, Liu Yang became one of the most promising people in China to become one of the first female astronauts, and if life at the Air Force School gave her more knowledge of space, then this selection of female astronauts is her opportunity to enter space.
Although Liu Yang has the opportunity to realize his dream of going to space, Liu Yang has to endure too many hardships to become a qualified astronaut.
Information source: Dahe Daily 2022-6-4——After 10 years, Henan girl Liu Yang will go to space again!
Space navigation, this sentence is very simple, but the hardships are obvious, first of all, astronauts have high physical requirements, and the problem of gravity in space alone is a hurdle that many people can't overcome.
In order to realize his space dream, Liu Yang needed to enter a virtual space environment two years in advance to simulate his performance in space.
The second is to put forward higher requirements for the reaction speed of astronauts, Liu Yang must always be vigilant, even in training, to maintain a high degree of vigilance.
In 2012, Liu Yang successfully entered space and entered Tiangong-1, starting her space journey, this time she lived up to expectations and successfully completed the manned space mission, but after Liu Yang came back, she disappeared without a trace, and she didn't see her for a long time, so what happened to her now?
Now she's
Since the end of the aviation mission, Liu Yang has never appeared in front of the public, as if she disappeared, in fact, she has never left, but her work focus has changed and she has become a mother.
In 2015, Liu Yang gave a speech on a program and shared her feelings at that time, in which she showed her identity as a mother to the public for the first time, she emotionally told the idea of "there is a motherland, there is a home", and pointed out that personal responsibility and the fate of the country are closely related.
Liu Yang's words were very moving, and the audience at the scene also expressed their respect and praise for her, although family life gave her a new role and responsibility, but she did not give up her aerospace career.
In fact, this new life orientation has made Liu Yang more determined to serve the country and contribute to aerospace, and after striking a balance between family and career, she has a clearer understanding of her life goals and career goals.
In 2022, Liu Yang once again boarded the spacecraft to space, took Shenzhou 14 to fight in space again, and successfully completed the mission.
After returning to Earth, Liu Yang did not stop his love and dedication to space, and in March 2023, Liu Yang was awarded the second-class Aerospace Meritorious Service Medal for his outstanding work.
Today, Liu Yang is still active at the forefront of the aviation industry, and her influence has expanded even further, including a trip to Jianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Hai Province this year.
At the Second Nationality School in Jianzha County, Liu Yang gave an open class here, vividly popularizing the knowledge of space science to those students who are difficult to get in touch with the frontiers of aerospace science and technology on weekdays.
Information source: Guangming.com 2024-4-17 - "Sowing" dreams for children! "Luming Classroom" has started in Jianzha, Qinghai
China's aerospace has always been on the road
At about 14:07 on June 25 this year, the Chang'e-6 probe finally landed at the designated landing site of Siziwangqi in Inner Mongolia after nearly two months of flight.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Chang'e-6 was running well, marking the success of the Chang'e-6 lunar exploration program and completing the world's first sampling on the far side of the moon.
At the same time as successfully returning to Earth, Chang'e-6 also carried out a "rough" landing, when landing on the surface of the moon, the speed of the probe needs to drop from 11.2 km/s to 3.1 km/s, because the gravitational force on the moon is not large, so only the rocket system thrust back can be done.
But on Earth, the gravitational pull is much greater than on the moon, and it is twice as difficult to reduce the speed in the same way, and the landing speed of 11.2 kilometers per second has reached 31 times the speed of sound, which is far faster than the military equipment of all countries in the world today.
This time, the performance of Chang'e-6 can be described as a "long face" for us, which has made many countries envious of it and strengthened exchanges and cooperation with us.
China has always been excluded and suppressed in the field of space, but China's astronauts have been working hard and finally achieved today's achievements.
In 1956, the slogan of the China Space Center was "we must catch up with and surpass the world's advanced level", and today, this slogan has not changed.
epilogue
People live in the world, different people have different ideas, some people like to show their heads, and some people are used to paying silently behind their backs and working silently in the corners that others can't see.