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IT Home reported on July 31 that a famous Chinese aerospace technology expert, an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics and one of the members of the presidium,The world's first and only female aerospace technology expert awarded the von Karman Prize (IT Home Note: Known as the "Nobel Prize in Aerospace Science"), former director of the China Resources Satellite Application Center, former chief designer and commander of the Resource Satellite Engineering Application System, one of the founders, first chairman and senior consultant of the China Remote Sensing Application AssociationWu Meirong, died in Beijing at 5:20 am on July 28, 2024 at the age of 88 due to illness.

According to the official introduction of China Remote Sensing Application Association, Wu Meirong was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province in January 1936. She studied at Changzhou Senior High School in Jiangsu Province. In 1952, she was admitted to Northwest Polytechnic Institute (now Northwest Polytechnic University). In 1953, she went to Beijing to study at the Russian Academy of Engineering in the Soviet Union. In 1954, she went to the Moscow Power Engineering Institute in the Soviet Union. In 1960, she returned to China with a master's degree and went to the First Detachment of the Second Branch of the Fifth Academy of the Ministry of National Defense (later changed to the 12th Institute of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology) to engage in missile control research.In 1961, he served as the head of the discussion group on the lateral guidance scheme of the Dongfeng missile., and completed the task excellently; from 1962 to 1964, he served as the leader of the coordinate transformation research group, solved a series of key problems, and the results were successfully applied to my country's first self-developed full-inertial guidance model; by 1977, he had participated in more than 20 large-scale tests, served as the deputy captain of the test team 16 times, and eliminated major faults many times.

In the early 1980s,Wu Meirong is responsible for the informatization and digital transformation of Long March rocket measurement, control and launchIn 1982, he participated in the establishment of the Computer Measurement and Control Joint Company of the former Ministry of Aerospace Industry. He was in charge of technical work from deputy director to general manager. He effectively applied computer-aided measurement and control technology (CAMAC) in more than 20 models of strategic/tactical missiles, launch vehicles, satellites, etc., making my country's aerospace measurement, control and launch technology enter the ranks of international leaders.

In 1985, facing the 11th Asian Games (hereinafter referred to as the Asian Games), the first large-scale comprehensive international sports event hosted by the People's Republic of China since its founding,Wu Meirong serves as the chief designer of the Asian Games electronic service systemAfter more than 5 years of overcoming numerous difficulties, we pioneered the construction of computer, communication, radio, television and other subsystems and withstood the test of operation, providing key support for the successful hosting of the Asian Games, forming a civilian model of aerospace technology, and also laying a solid foundation and accumulating valuable experience for my country to subsequently host a series of major international sports events.

In the late 1980s, my country closely followed the international trend in developing its own transmission-type land remote sensing satellite. In order to strengthen the construction of satellite ground and application systems,In June 1990, Wu Meirong was appointed to establish the China Resources Satellite Application Center and served as its director.; Faced with the national environment of reducing staff and streamlining institutions at that time, after hard work, it was successfully established on October 5, 1991. On this basis, in view of the severe situation that all walks of life generally lack attention to satellite ground and application systems, Wu Meirong served as the chief designer of the China-Pakistan Resources No. 1 Satellite Application System, organized and formed hundreds of thousands of words of argumentation materials, and made hundreds of reports and communications and coordination to the Premier, Vice Premier, State Councilor of the State Council, relevant ministries and commissions, and various fields and enterprises, laying a solid foundation for the construction, application promotion and development of my country's land remote sensing satellite ground system and China Resources Satellite Application Center.

After 2000, Wu Meirong actively engaged in international aerospace exchanges using the International Academy of Astronautics, the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization and other platforms.Elected as a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) in 2001, and later served as a member of the presidium and chairman of the Social Sciences Department. In 2002, he served as the chief expert on space technology applications for Asia-Pacific multilateral space cooperation.

On January 10, 2014, at the World Space Agency Summit held in Washington, the United States,Wu Meirong was awarded the "von Karman Award" in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the aerospace industry and international aerospace cooperation over the past 50 years.IAA Secretary General Mr. Contan praised that "she embodies the Chinese people's national spirit of hard work, bravery, perseverance and selfless dedication."