China News Agency, Haikou, November 24th: The "biggest challenge" and "future prospect" in the eyes of Chinese female astronaut Wang Yaping
China News Agency reporter Yin Haiming
"As a female astronaut, many people will be curious, what is the biggest challenge for me to live in space for half a year?"
On November 23, at the side meeting of the United Nations/China Space Exploration and Innovation Global Partnership Symposium "Women in Space Science Exploration and Innovation" held here, Chinese female astronaut Wang Yaping revealed the secret to everyone in the video recorded for the conference: The "biggest challenge" to myself for living in space for half a year is the psychological challenge of a closed environment.
On June 11, 2013, Wang Yaping, Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang carried out the manned mission of Shenzhou 10 together.
On October 16, 2021, Wang Yaping, Zhai Zhigang, and Ye Guangfu performed the Shenzhou 13 manned mission together, becoming the first female astronaut stationed on the Chinese space station, and also the Chinese female astronaut with the longest time in orbit, and the first Chinese female astronaut to leave the cabin female astronaut.
"For half a year, because we have been away from the earth for too long, and we have been away from the fireworks of the world for too long, seeing a tricycle or a passer-by on the road through a video camera in space will make us dance like children with joy. "Wang Yaping said, "Things that are so common on earth become luxury in space."
"Business travel" space has great challenges, but also "magic and beauty that has never been experienced before".
"The moment I got out of the cabin, I seemed to have traveled to another world." Wang Yaping said, "I was shocked by the beauty of the universe. The depth of the universe was unexpected, and the tranquility of the universe was unimaginable."
From a farm girl to a pilot to an astronaut, Wang Yaping has traveled all the way, allowing everyone to witness the struggle of a woman who constantly challenges herself, and also witnessed the leaps and bounds of China Aerospace Science and Technology in space science exploration and innovation practice.
When returning from the Shenzhou 13 mission, Wang Yaping picked a "star" for her daughter and came back, and was called "the mother who picked the star" by everyone.
In this regard, Wang Yaping said that the promise to pick stars for her daughter is actually to stimulate her motivation to chase her dreams.
Every child has dreamed of going to the sky to pick stars. This kind of curiosity to explore the unknown world has always been an important driving force for human technological progress.
"Looking back at the earth in the vast universe, the earth is just such a big ball hanging there." Wang Yaping said, "I have returned to the earth from space twice. My feelings about strengthening international space cooperation and peaceful development and use of space for the benefit of all mankind, It's getting stronger every time."
She went on to say, "Many times, I have indeed seen a broader, deeper and more beautiful world, and I can more deeply understand the connotation and extension of a community with a shared future for mankind. It is the responsibility of people all over the world to use space peacefully and let space benefit mankind. common wish."
"Looking forward, I think space tourism is a good choice for commercial spaceflight." Wang Yaping said that the earth is the cradle of mankind, but mankind should not stay in the cradle forever.
When more people enter space, human beings will have a breakthrough in their understanding of the earth and themselves, which is of far-reaching significance for protecting the home of the earth and ensuring the sustainable development of human civilization.
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