Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 24. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the successful launch of the fifth "Chinese Space Day" and "Dongfanghong-1" satellite, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, State President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, gave The old scientists who participated in the mission of "Dongfanghong No. 1" wrote back and extended sincere greetings to them, and expressed their earnest expectations to the vast number of aerospace workers on carrying forward the spirit of "two bombs and one star" and accelerating the construction of a powerful space nation.
In his reply letter, Xi Jinping said that as a participant in the mission of "Dongfanghong No.1", you have devoted yourself to the motherland's spaceflight in your youth, and you still care about the future of the motherland's spaceflight in your old age. I am deeply moved.
Xi Jinping pointed out that 50 years ago, the "Dongfanghong-1" satellite was successfully launched. I was very excited to hear this news in Liangjiahe, northern Shaanxi. At that time, you were indignant and hardworking, creating extraordinary achievements that made people of all ethnic groups proud of the country, and demonstrated the great spirit of self-improvement of the Chinese nation. The merits of the older generation of astronauts have been firmly inscribed in the annals of New China.
Xi Jinping emphasized that no matter how the conditions change, the ambition of self-reliance and hard work cannot be lost. The aerospace workers of the new era should follow the example of the older generation of astronauts, vigorously promote the "two bombs and one star" spirit, dare to overcome all difficulties and obstacles, be brave to climb the peak of aerospace science and technology, and allow the Chinese to explore the space more stable and farther Early realization of the great dream of building a powerful space nation.
On April 24, 1970, after years of unremitting efforts of the vast number of researchers and test participants, China's first artificial earth satellite "Dongfanghong-1" was successfully launched. As an important part of the "two bombs and one star" project, the successful launch of the "Dongfanghong-1" satellite has opened the prelude for the Chinese nation to explore the mysteries of the universe, peacefully use space, and benefit mankind. In order to remember history and inherit the spirit, with the approval of the central government and the approval of the State Council, since April 2016, it will be set up as "China Aerospace Day" on April 24 each year. Recently, 11 veteran scientists including Sun Jiadong, Wang Xiji, Qi Fazhen, Hu Shixiang, Pan Houren, Hu Qizheng, Peng Chengrong, Zhang Futian, Chen Shouchun, Han Houjian and Fang Xinhu participated in the mission of "Dongfanghong No. 1" wrote to General Secretary Xi Jinping and reviewed China The glorious history of the development of the space industry has expressed firm confidence in realizing the Chinese dream and the space dream.