After three months, the three Chinese astronauts who took the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft to "travel" to space will return to Earth. On September 16, Liu Baifu, the fifth brother of astronaut Liu Boming, told Nandu reporters that the whole family was excited and happy for his brother's triumph and was ready to watch the whole live broadcast when he arrived. However, because Liu Boming still needs to carry out months of recovery and recuperation after his return, "this Mid-Autumn Festival will definitely not be able to spend together, and we can only look forward to the Spring Festival family reunion." ”
On June 23, Shenzhou 12 astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming (first from right), and Tang Hongbo, who were on a mission in the Tianhe core module. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yue Yuewei
Space "business trip" for three months, Liu Boming most want to eat his hometown purple flower oil beans
Nandu previously reported that on June 17, 55-year-old astronaut Liu Boming and three other people were launched in the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft, and then successfully stationed in the Tianhe core module. At the meeting the day before, Liu Boming had said, "With the ground support of professionals and the tacit cooperation of our group of three handsome men, we must meet all challenges with confidence." ”
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 8:56 on September 16, the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft was successfully separated from the space station Tianhe core module. Up to now, the Shenzhou XII astronaut crew has worked and lived in the space station complex for 90 days, setting a new record for the space stay time of Chinese astronauts on a single mission. After the evacuation of the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft, at 13:38 Beijing time on September 16, it completed the round-flight and radial rendezvous test with the space station assembly, successfully verified the radial rendezvous technology, and laid an important technical foundation for the subsequent manned mission. Subsequently, the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft will re-enter and return as planned, and astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo will soon depart to return to the embrace of the motherland.
On September 1, on the China Space Station, Liu Boming wrote the word "ideal" with a brush. The three astronauts of Shenzhou XII gave these two words as a gift for students across the country.
On September 16, Liu Boming's younger brother Liu Baifu told Nandu reporters that the whole family was excited and happy to learn that his brother was about to triumph. In the past three months, the family has paid close attention to Liu Boming's work and life in space. "We have a family group where we often share relevant news. A few days ago, I also circulated a video of my brother writing brush characters on the space station in the group, and my sister quipped that he was the tallest calligrapher in China. We also often video with our sister-in-law On WeChat, she has more information. ”
Liu Boming's hometown is in Hongxing Township, Qiqihar Yi'an County, Heilongjiang. Earlier, in the video sent back by the astronauts, Liu Boming had revealed that after returning to the ground, he most wanted to eat the purple flower oil beans from his hometown, "The old is delicious." Liu Baifu told Nandu reporters that purple flower oil beans "only have in the northeast, not in the south." In our case, the pork rib stew with beans is a very tasty dish. ”
Liu Baifu showed the Nandu reporter that this is the "purple flower oil bean carob" that Liu Boming wants to eat.
After returning to the ground, it is necessary to resume recuperation, and the family looks forward to the Spring Festival reunion
The return trip coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, can the astronauts spend the festive season with their families?
In this regard, Liu Baifu told Nandu reporter that this is the second time that his brother has carried out a manned mission, and according to the custom, after astronauts return to the ground from space, they need to arrange isolation and recovery. In 2008, my brother returned from a Shenzhou 7 mission, and light recuperation also took more than a month, during which a series of physical examinations and rehabilitation training were carried out. This mission is long, and it is estimated that it will take longer to recover from convalescence, and there must be an adaptation process. The Mid-Autumn Festival is definitely not possible to spend together, and we can only look forward to the Spring Festival family reunion. ”
At 14:33 on August 20, after about 6 hours of outgoing activities, the Shenzhou 12 astronaut crew worked closely together to successfully complete all the tasks set during the outgoing activities, and astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming returned safely to the core module, about 1 hour earlier than originally planned, and the second astronaut outgoing activity in the space station stage was a complete success. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tian Dingyu
During the space mission, Liu Boming frequently made golden sentences, and was called "space poet" by netizens, ridiculing that "the end of the universe is indeed in the northeast". For example, on the way back from the previous mission, Liu Boming made a big fuss about poetry, came to a section of "space slip", "share the capsule testimonials - strolling astronauts are not old, China's space relay run." The ground staff replied: "Shenzhou XII, the work is very good." In an interview with CCTV, Liu Boming also joked: "Dongfeng (landing field) picked up our three old handsome men!" ”
Liu Baifu told Nandu reporters that his brother is also funny and humorous in his daily life, and likes to joke with his family, "He has suffered a lot in order to achieve his ideals, but his psychological quality has always been very good." ”
According to CCTV news, the Shenzhou 12 astronaut crew will land for the first time at the Dongfeng landing site of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The landing point of the spacecraft's return module is no longer the Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia, but in the Dongfeng landing field - in the Shenzhou 1 to Shenzhou 11 missions, the Dongfeng landing field is used as a backup landing site for the manned flight mission, and has been built simultaneously with the Siziwang banner landing field.
On June 17, the shenzhou 12 astronaut departure ceremony was held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This is the salute of astronaut Liu Boming at the expedition ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Zhenhua
Liu Baifu told Nandu reporter that although this is the first time that Chinese astronauts have landed at the Dongfeng landing field, he is not nervous about it, "I have 100% confidence in my brother, and I also believe in the country's space technology." ”
Nandu previously reported that Liu Boming was born in September 1966, joined the army in June 1985, served as a squadron leader of a certain regiment of a division of the Air Force Aviation Corps, flew safely for 1050 hours, and was rated as a first-class pilot of the Air Force. In January 1998, he was selected as the first batch of astronauts in China. On September 25, 2008, he jointly carried out the Shenzhou 7 mission with Zhai Zhigang and Jing Haipeng, and in November of the same year, he was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Astronaut" by the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, and was awarded the "Aerospace Meritorious Medal".
Written by: Nandu reporter Liu Miao