salute! this liaoning native was awarded the "medal of the republic"!
2024-09-19
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recently
the first chief designer of china's manned space program
academician of the chinese academy of engineeringwang yongzhi
awarded the "medal of the republic"
he once said that he had done three things in his life that were gratifying:
develop missiles and send satellites into space
send chinese people into space and prepare to build a chinese space station
june this year
this 92-year-old man who has overcome all difficulties and written a legend
left us forever
but his beloved career is still in the vast sky
shining
"i'll demote you three levels, will you still do it?"
"dry!"
1932
wang yongzhi was born in a poor peasant family in changtu, liaoning.
in 1950, the war to resist u.s. aggression and aid korea broke out
seeing american planes frequently harassing liaodong
wang yongzhi realized that "it is not enough to have a country without defense"
he gave up his dream of becoming an agricultural scientist
admitted by tsinghua university with outstanding performance
admission to the department of aeronautics, major in aircraft design and manufacturing
(later merged into beijing university of aeronautics and astronautics due to departmental adjustments)
while being sent to moscow to study
because the country needs
he changed his major to rocket and missile design
in 1961, wang yongzhi returned to china to engage in missile research and development
i have been doing this for 30 years
1986
a series of space accidents in western countries
causing a crisis in the international commercial satellite launch market
wang yongzhi saw the chinese rocket
opportunities to enter the international market
decided to develop strap-on rockets
based on three sketches
china aerospace wins first international contract
however, the contract terms are very strict
the request must be within 18 months
completed a successful flight test
otherwise, they will face a fine of up to $1 million.
some domestic experts think this cannot be done.
it will damage the country's reputation
an expert told wang yongzhi
"if you mess up, i'll demote you by three levels. will you still do it?"
wang yongzhi answered firmly: do it!
withstanding the pressure, wang yongzhi issued a military order
it took only 18 months to develop a new large rocket.
the first flight of the long march 2 was a success
not only did china’s rockets enter the international market for the first time
it also provides a basis for the implementation of subsequent chinese manned space projects.
lays an important foundation
"i want to send chinese people into space safely.
return safely to the motherland"
in 1992, china's manned space program was launched
wang yongzhi was appointed as chief designer
at the age of 60, he took up a new job
“the mission of china’s manned spacecraft
it is to realize the chinese nation's thousand-year dream of flying into space.
no matter how much pressure there is, we must do it.”
at that time, when the chinese spacecraft was planning to enter space
foreign manned space flight has begun for 40 years
wang yongzhi directly aimed at the world's top spacecraft at that time
“although we started late, we want to start from a high point.
it is on the same level as it, closing the 40-year gap."
the top priority of manned space flight engineering
to ensure the personal safety of astronauts
as the chief designer of the project
wang yongzhi is not only responsible for major decisions of the project
we are also responsible for each system
he proposed to strictly implement the "zero return" system to find problems at the source
the core of “return to zero” is to make it clear that there are no hidden dangers in the space flight
october 15, 2003
the chinese finally stepped into space for the first time
wang yongzhi said that when yang liwei came out healthy
i am filled with emotion.
all the hard work of the past is left behind
“after so many years of hard work, there is only one goal.
i want to send chinese people into space safely
return safely to the motherland"
in wang yongzhi's study
it preserves his scientific research notes accumulated over more than 60 years.
in the yellowed notebooks
the birth of the chinese people are proud ofdongfeng series missiles
long march series rockets
chinese in spaceother world-renowned achievements
from blueprinting dreams to striving to realize them
wang yongzhi always puts the needs of the country first
as your own goal
“the universe is infinite, and exploration is endless.
what we have done is nothing.
there are more magnificent undertakings ahead.”
salute and remember!
source: cctv news, xinhua news agency
editor: wang bo
