China News Service, Hong Kong, September 3, title: YMCA looks up to the stars and asks the sky: one day hopes to help the national aerospace industry
China News Agency reporter Han Xingtong Zhang Xiaoxi
"Hong Kong calls Shenzhou 12! Hong Kong calls Shenzhou 12!" Nearly 300 young Hong Kong students, scientific and technological workers, teachers, etc. waited with bated breath at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Wan Chai.
On the afternoon of September 3, the "Looking up to the Stars and Talking to the Sky" event of "The Spirit of the Times" was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. It attracted a large number of students to participate and took photos with the three astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo.
The picture shows students and citizens participating in activities.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
"Hello classmates in Hong Kong! Hello, citizens of Hong Kong!" Soon, the Shenzhou 12 astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo who were on mission in the core module of Tianhe appeared in front of the camera, and there was enthusiastic applause at the scene in Hong Kong.
This time, the "Looking Up at the Stars and Talking to the Heaven" event called "The Spirit of the Times" was launched in Beijing and Hong Kong.
The event was hosted by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong Liaison Office), the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, and the China Manned Space Engineering Office.
Liu Boming described this video connection as an "open day" for the Tianhe core capsule to Hong Kong citizens. As a veritable "space guide", he led everyone to the core capsule-the "space dining table" and the "space kitchen" structure. The beautiful life of the astronauts in the "three rooms and one hall", the "reluctant to eat" fresh apples, and the unforgettable "space yogurt" are all displayed on the screen.
On the afternoon of September 3rd, "Looking up to the Stars and Talking to the Sky"-China Space Station System Construction Symposium of "The Spirit of the Times" was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
Seizing the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Hong Kong students enthusiastically raised their hands to ask the astronauts, how to exercise in space?
What experiments did you do in space in microgravity?
Can Hong Kong be seen from space?
The astronauts answered patiently one by one, and Nie Haisheng also demonstrated Tai Chi in space.
After half an hour of interaction, after the astronauts answered the questions of the young Hong Kong students, the Hong Kong audience and the three astronauts agreed to "goodbye on earth".
Guo, a fourth-year student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), was one of the hosts of the day.
When he stepped out of the venue to accept a reporter's interview, he still seemed quite excited, "This is a historic moment for me personally."
Eighteen years ago, Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei flew into space on the Shenzhou V spacecraft, completing China's first manned space flight.
The wave of Yang Liwei in a space suit and the countdown to the launch of the spacecraft were deeply imprinted in the mind of Guo, who was only five or six years old at the time. His dream of space flight was so accidentally sown, and since then it has flourished in his heart.
This time, the "World Dialogue" with the astronauts further strengthened his determination to devote himself to spaceflight. "I have been studying related majors and want to continue to move in this direction in the future."
Student Liang, a Form 4 student of Hong Kong Chuangzhi Middle School who asked astronauts "how to exercise in space", said frankly that this exchange made her deeply satisfied. Apart from increasing her aerospace knowledge, her aerospace dream has quietly taken root. She is currently studying science. "If there is a chance, I want to join the national aerospace industry."
Huang Jinliang, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers and vice chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Technology Innovation Education, participated in the day's activities.
"The ability to realize today's'Heaven-Earth Dialogue' shows that the country attaches great importance to Hong Kong and the expectations of the central leaders of Hong Kong youth."
Watching astronauts introduce life in space at the scene, Huang Jinliang was moved by their home and country feelings, and was also proud that the national aerospace industry has finally come to the forefront of the world after ups and downs.
He hoped that this "space-to-earth dialogue" could arouse the young people in Hong Kong to pay attention to the national aerospace industry and integrate into the overall national development.
The convention and exhibition center that day was full of aerospace science and technology elements. The dark blue night sky was dotted on several huge upright cardboards. The animated version of the three astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo each held a cute "little astronaut" with a hollow face. , Smiled and waved in greeting.
This cardboard has become a stop for Hong Kong students waiting to enter the venue to "check in". They drilled behind the cardboard, showing their smiling faces, "placing themselves" in the vast universe, and "interacting" with the astronauts through this picture. .
When Liu Boming recalled two extravehicular operations, he mentioned that he had seen Hong Kong where the "little river bends to the south".
"Every star in the galaxy is so shining, but they understand a truth. Only when they shine on each other can the stars shine. I hope that more Hong Kong friends will join the space team. The Chinese dream, the space dream, you and me."
These remarks undoubtedly touched many young students on the scene. When they left the venue, they all had a similar vision-"One day, I also want to help the development of the national aerospace industry."
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