China News Online, August 1st, title: "Shanghai Aerospace" 60th Anniversary: From "Starting with White Paper" to "Exploring Fire to the Moon"
Author Zheng Yingying, Ma Shuaisha, Guo Chaokai
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology celebrated its 60th anniversary on August 1.
Over the past 60 years, Shanghai Aerospace has started from a blank sheet of paper, and now participates in the exploration of the Earth-Moon system (lunar exploration) and interplanetary (Mars exploration), and has grown steadily.
At the end of 1959, in order to accelerate the development of China’s aerospace industry, in accordance with the spirit of Premier Zhou Enlai’s instructions, Nie Rongzhen, then Vice Premier of the State Council, instructed: “Shanghai can also engage in missiles.” On August 1, 1961, the Shanghai Second Mechanical and Electrical Industry Bureau was formally established. It played the prelude to the pioneering of the astronauts on the banks of the Huangpu River.
Data map: Photo courtesy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology
Over the past 60 years, generations of Shanghai aerospace personnel have not forgotten to report to the country’s original aspirations, forged the "heavy weapon of the country" and went to the "star agreement", enabling the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology to gradually grow into the three major groups of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation One of the institutes has become an important force in the development of China’s defense equipment and aerospace.
Su Shikun, the former director of the Shanghai Aerospace Administration who participated in the work in 1962, said that Shanghai Aerospace has established a Jiazi. Several generations of Shanghai astronauts have overcome difficulties, worked hard, and strived for development in competition. It started and developed into a good situation in which multiple fields of missiles, rockets, stars, and ships are available. "The Second Shanghai Electromechanical Bureau had developed into the Aerospace General Technology Research Institute that year, and made outstanding contributions to the development of China's aerospace industry and the advancement of national defense technology. As Shanghai Aerospace People, I feel glorious and proud."
Over the past 60 years, Shanghai Aerospace personnel have dared to chew on "hard bones" and have embarked on a unique path of comprehensive development.
From the "three stars with one arrow" on the Storm 1 to the "20 stars with one arrow" of the new generation carrier rocket, the carrying capacity of the "Shanghai-made" rocket is getting stronger and stronger; from the Fengyun 1 polar orbiting meteorological satellite to the sky Two generations of four types of 19 satellites have helped China move from a meteorological power to a meteorological power, and the "Shanghai-made" Fengyun satellite has become a global team; from the "Chang'e-1" to achieve lunar orbit detection, to the "Tianwen-1" flight 4 100 million kilometers to achieve China's first autonomous Mars exploration "orbiting, landing, and patrol" once successfully. In the journey of China's aerospace to the universe, there is no shortage of Shanghai's spacefighting figure...
Rendering of Tianwen-1 Mars Orbiter Photo courtesy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology
From a 300-kilometer manned space orbit, to a 380,000-kilometer orbit for lunar exploration, to a 400 million-kilometer orbit for Mars exploration...Deputy commander of the Tianwen-1 probe system of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology and Mars Orbiter Chief Commander Zhang Yuhua has been "changing orbits" in her work over the years. She said that she is fortunate to catch up with the development of national aerospace technology.
On the 60th anniversary of the founding of the academy, she looked back on her experience when she walked out of the school and came to Shanghai Aerospace in 1990. "It is the 32nd year in a blink of an eye. I have the honor to experience the second half of the development of Shanghai Aerospace. Here, I am ignorant. The young man has grown up to be the commander in charge of the model field."
Zhang Haifeng, a fitter who has worked for 30 years, remembers that he graduated in 1991 and he entered Shanghai Aerospace to become a fitter. "At that time, being able to work in aerospace was an'old stick' (excellent) thing, and I am determined to do so. To fight for the space industry for a lifetime." On the 60th birthday of Shanghai Aerospace, as an "old fitter" fighting on the front line, he was full of emotions, "The calluses on his hands and the white hair on the temples reminded me of the traces of the years. I have caught up with the good times, and I firmly believe that in the future, we can move forward with confidence and responsibility."
Fengyun satellite in-orbit renderings courtesy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology
With the rise of China's aerospace power dream, the future of Shanghai Aerospace is equally promising.
In the past 60 years, from defense equipment to launch vehicles, from exploration satellites to manned spaceflight, from moon exploration to Mars exploration, and then to the construction of the Chinese space station, the struggle of Shanghai astronauts continues... (End)
Chang'e-5 rendezvous and docking renderings courtesy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Technology