On May 15, a big event, a congratulatory message——
The Tianwen-1 probe successfully landed on Mars, and General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message.
The first sentence of the congratulatory message pointed out a time point: "On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party."
Such a major scientific project requires system integration and precise advancement. What historical connection does it have with the realization of the first century-old goal?
On May 15, aerospace researchers celebrated the successful landing of my country's first Mars exploration mission to Mars in the command hall of the Beijing Space Flight Control Center.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jin Liwang
Once upon a time, going to Mars was our unattainable dream.
As a representative of a country's high-tech strength, aerospace is a complex system engineering that requires strong national strength as support.
Although we started late, we caught up quickly. Through the unremitting efforts of several generations of astronauts, we have now become the second country to successfully land on Mars. As the general secretary said in his congratulatory message: "First of all," this "world advancement" is hard-won and more historically inevitable.
Our journey is the sea of stars.
After 100 years of ups and downs, the Chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from standing up, getting rich, and getting stronger.
Gaoxia exits Pinghu, paves the sky on the plateau, builds bridges over the sea, diverts water from the south to the north, reaches the moon in nine days, and explores the sea in the five oceans... all dreams become reality.
"On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party", behind this time node, there is a powerful force of historical materialism.
There is a kind of romance called "the Chinese name the spacecraft."
Our navigation satellite is called "Beidou", scientific satellite is called "Wukong", moon exploration is called "Chang'e", Mars exploration is called "Tianwen"... Behind every resounding name is a shining cultural business card.
To inherit culture is to inherit spirit, and to explore space, General Secretary Xi Jinping particularly emphasizes the power of spirit.
The launch mission of the China Space Station Tianhe Core Module was successful. The general secretary mentioned in the congratulatory message: "I hope you will vigorously promote the spirit of'two bombs and one satellite' and the spirit of manned spaceflight, self-reliance, innovation and transcendence";
The Chang'e-5 returner carried lunar samples to a safe landing. The general secretary pointed out in the congratulatory message: "I hope you will vigorously promote the spirit of chasing dreams, exploring courageously, coordinating fortifications, cooperation and win-win lunar exploration, step by step to start a new journey of interstellar exploration";
The Tianwen-1 successfully landed on Mars this time. In his congratulatory message, the general secretary specifically mentioned two key words-"dare to challenge and pursue excellence", which is undoubtedly a concentrated expression of China's "fire detection" spirit.
The so-called feats are all due to struggle.
The so-called struggle, the most important thing is to pass on.
The success does not have to be with me, the success must be with me.
On the centuries of the founding of the party, going to the "red planet" of Mars is an expression of scientific and technological strength, and it is also an inheritance of spiritual strength. On the road of pursuing excellence, we can only stop at perfection; In the journey of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we are destined to move forward courageously.
This is a high-definition image of Mars taken by the "Tianwen-1" released by the National Space Administration.
Issued by Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of China National Space Administration)
Exploring the vast universe is the common dream of mankind, and the peaceful use of space is a matter of great concern to General Secretary Xi Jinping.
"Make new and greater contributions to the noble cause of exploring the mysteries of the universe and promoting the peace and development of mankind!" At the end of this congratulatory message, the General Secretary once again emphasized peace and development, demonstrating the courage to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
China has always been committed to working with other countries in the world to promote the development of aerospace science and technology, promote the aerospace industry to benefit all mankind, and actively promote international cooperation in the aerospace field.
The China National Space Administration is proposing the construction of an international lunar research station to promote larger, broader, and deeper international cooperation to create infrastructure and sharing platforms for solving space science problems, effectively using lunar resources, and developing the Earth-Moon economic circle.
During the implementation of the Tianwen-1 mission, the China National Space Administration also cooperated with international space organizations such as ESA, and national space agencies such as Argentina, France, and Austria.
Space is the space that belongs to all mankind.
Now that the Chinese have made the leap from the Earth-Moon system to the interplanetary system, they will surely contribute our wisdom and strength to make greater pioneering contributions to the peaceful use of space by mankind and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Author: Hu Zhe
Producer: Zhao Cheng
Planning: Huo Xiaoguang
Coordinator: Chen Fang, Zhu Dongju, Wang Xuan
Vision | Editor: Zhang Aifang, Wang Qiuyun, Zhu Gaoxiang
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