China News Service, Jiuquan, June 17th. Title: The arrow points to the sky to lift the Shenzhou-three astronauts on the Shenzhou 12 spacecraft lead the expedition

　　Author Guo Chaokai

　　In midsummer, the banks of the weak water are full of verdant trees and the fragrance of birds and flowers.

　　At the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the hinterland of the Northwest Desert, the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft will be launched here.

Data map: On June 16, the three astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo who performed the Shenzhou 12 manned mission met with reporters from Chinese and foreign media at Wentian Pavilion at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the 16th.

The picture shows Tang Hongbo (left), Nie Haisheng (middle), and Liu Boming (right).

Photo by Wang Jiangbo

　　At 9:22 on June 17, astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo will take the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft to space and dock with the core module of Tianhe.

　　Wentian Pavilion, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, is the area where astronauts live and train.

Before the astronauts entered the launch tower, they lived here.

Today the three astronauts will set off from here to start their space journey.

　　At 5 o'clock in the morning, media reporters and people from all walks of life in the Aerospace City successively arrived near Wentian Pavilion. Everyone was looking forward to seeing off the astronauts who were about to expedition.

　　At this moment, when the sun first arrives, the golden-red sunlight breaks through the clouds and spills onto the earth. The light and shadow in the Dream Garden are quiet and peaceful.

　　At about 6:30, three astronauts wearing milky white space suits walked steadily out of the departure hall on the first floor and appeared on the Yuanmengyuan Square.

　　The colorful flags fluttered in the square, and the crowd was crowded.

The farewell team waved flowers, national flags, and colored flags, and shouted "I wish you success! I wish you triumph!" "Learn from the astronauts! Salute the astronauts!" The people present used various methods for the astronauts and prayed for them. Come on.

　　From left to right, astronauts Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming lined up.

　　"Comrade commander-in-chief, we are instructed to perform the Shenzhou 12 manned space flight mission. Preparations are complete. Please give instructions! Astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronaut Brigade." Loud voices came from the square.

　　"set off!"

　　At 6:32, Li Shangfu, the commander-in-chief of China's manned space project and the commander-in-chief of the space station stage flight mission command headquarters, solemnly gave the order and raised his hand in a military salute.

　　"The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, how loud the victory song is, singing our great motherland..." Accompanied by the music of "Singing the Motherland", everyone vigorously waved the colorful flags in their hands to see off the space heroes.

　　One step, two steps, three steps...Astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo walked slowly towards the special vehicle bound for the manned space launch site, facing the rising sun in the desert.

　　Amidst encouragement and blessings, three astronauts boarded the vehicle and drove to the launch site under the escort of five motorcycles.

　　5 kilometers away from Wentian Pavilion, the "strongest double twelve" combination composed of the Long March 2 F Yao 12 rocket and the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft is quietly waiting for the arrival of three passengers.

　　In the morning light, another space journey of the Chinese nation is about to begin, and the era of Chinese astronauts in space is about to come... (End)