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Text丨Duck Duck

Editor丨Duck Duck

Preface

Whenever the name Wang Yaping is mentioned, what comes to people's minds is the image of a witty, brave and extraordinary female astronaut. From a small and ordinary rural girl, she has grown step by step to the first Chinese female astronaut space rover, and she once again interpreted the positive energy of "girls can do" with her feats.

Wang Yaping was born in an ordinary rural family in Jilin, northeast China, and has been interested in flying since he was a child. When she was a child, she looked at the birds and airplanes flying in the blue sky, and she gave birth to a dream in her heart - to be a female pilot in the future!

In 1997, with the dream of flying high, Wang Yaping entered Changchun Flight Academy as he wished and started his flying career. During her studies, Yang Liwei successfully entered space, which further ignited her aerospace dream.

This "diamond girl" with profound aerospace knowledge and extraordinary courage finally became one of the national astronauts with her outstanding performance and perseverance. Successful people often have an unknown bitter history behind them, and Wang Yaping is no exception.

"If you want to learn every move well, you have to work tirelessly"

As a national astronaut, Wang Yaping has never been relentless, and has undergone all kinds of torture-like extreme challenge training with his companions. When the centrifuge of the flight simulator rotated, she was subjected to tremendous pressure from the weight of seven Earths; In the case of underwater neutral buoyancy training, in order to simulate a weightless environment, it is necessary to travel heavily underwater for a long time......

Every aspect of the training tested her mental quality and physical limits. But Wang Yaping never bowed her head, she gritted her teeth and persevered, and finally survived the life and death battles again and again. The hard work pays off, and with this momentum, Wang Yaping finally made history in 2013 and became the first female astronaut in Asia and the first female astronaut in China to enter space!

In October 2022, Wang Yaping was sent to space again after 9 years to carry out a half-year space mission with Shenzhou 13. For the second space trip, she was already fully prepared, and after entering the capsule, she quickly began to work intensively.

The living conditions in space are very difficult: the spacesuit weighs 40 pounds, and it is already very difficult to wear it on the body, and you have to be careful in every move. Eating and sleeping must be operated according to the program, and you often have to deal with emergencies such as spacecraft entering orbit and solar panel deployment, and life and death are always online!

The most thrilling moment was the experience of Wang Yaping roaming alone in the void of space. Every astronaut longs to experience a spacewalk for himself, but also knows the consequences of a misstep – floating in the middle of space with no return.

With a heart of almost pious awe, Wang Yaping carefully pushed open the hatch and floated out. Everything in space is so incredible: the Earth is like a blue arc, and it is breathtakingly beautiful; The stars are dazzling and dazzling...... Traveling in this charming and desperate situation, Wang Yaping's heart is full of contradictions, surrounded by beautiful scenery but unbearable.

Walking in space for more than 6 hours is simply difficult for you and me on the ground. However, Wang Yaping was able to handle the whole process with ease, cooperated tacitly, completed various tasks of spacewalk and spacecraft external operation, and wrote a new chapter in China's aerospace history!

"The Happiness Code of Space Heroines: Children Teach Their Husbands"

As an aerospace hero, Wang Yaping is destined to pay various prices for his career. A long time in space means that she will be separated from her daughter and family, and even if it is a short reunion, it is difficult to hide the longing for each other.

Before leaving, her daughter whispered to Wang Yaping: "Mom, you can rest assured to go to work, and take care of your body outside." Hearing these words, Wang Yaping was both moved and guilty, and tears rolled in his eyes. It is really commendable for a child at a young age to show such an independent and sensible side.

Fortunately, Wang Yaping's husband Zhao Peng is a retired astronaut and sincerely understands his wife's work pain. In order to let Wang Yaping devote himself to his career without worries, Zhao Peng took the initiative to retire from home and took on the important task of taking care of his daughter and taking care of housework, becoming Wang Yaping's most solid backing.

Wrapped in the love of her parents since she was a child, Wang Yaping's daughter is undoubtedly happy. Although her parents are away all year round, she has long been accustomed to this, and she is more considerate and supportive of them.

The thoughtfulness and support of his family is the biggest motivation for Wang Yaping to climb to the top of aerospace. She knows that children need encouragement to grow up, and they need the company of their parents. As long as she has the opportunity, she will take the time to video with her family, share the bits and pieces of space life with her daughter, and place the seeds of her daughter's scientific dreams.

After returning to Earth, Wang Yaping thanked her husband and daughter from the bottom of her heart, and it was with their understanding and support that she was able to fully display her aerospace ambitions and create more brilliance.

"Looking forward to the day when we return to space"

On April 16, 2022, Shenzhou-13 returned safely to the Dongfeng landing site with three astronauts, Wang Yaping and others. It was an extremely difficult journey back to the home - the long-term weightlessness caused the astronauts to suffer severe muscle atrophy, and even walking became a luxury.

When the door of the return capsule opened, countless media cameras from the scene focused on this historic moment. The long-awaited scene was finally staged: Wang Yaping and his teammates were carried out by the staff on stretchers and wheelchairs, their bodies were in disarray, but their faces were full of pride in promoting China.

Wang Yaping, who returned to Earth, looked extremely weak, and the medical staff immediately conducted a physical examination and initial rehabilitation for her. In weightlessness, they were subjected to 7 times the gravity of the earth, and their muscles and bones atrophied and lost to varying degrees in the floating state.

From the gangway to the hospital, Wang Yaping took a lot of effort to complete this short distance. She admits that life in space is wonderful, but it is also an ordeal. For example, you have to wear a 40-pound spacesuit, the sleeping environment is poor, and there is a shortage of water...... To make matters worse, astronauts can also be exposed to deadly cosmic ray radiation!

However, all the hardships were worth it. With his love for the aerospace industry and his indomitable will, Wang Yaping will continue to thrive until one day he returns to the vast space and regains the glorious moment of his grand hegemony.

"Lighting up China's Women's Aerospace Dream"

As China's first female astronaut in space, Wang Yaping is not only the pride of the mainland's aerospace industry, but also a heroic role model who has inspired countless Chinese women to pursue their dreams.

When he first entered space in 2013, Wang Yaping opened a number of aerospace science courses during his time in orbit to teach vivid and interesting aerospace knowledge to students on Earth. With the help of the form of space live broadcast, she used her personal experience to interpret the hardships and grandeur of space life, and stimulated the enthusiasm of Chinese children to learn about the aerospace industry.

Since then, Wang Yaping has often taken advantage of various opportunities to give public lectures on campus and in the community, using his aerospace experience to inspire more women to pursue their dreams. Her arrival undoubtedly brought great shock and encouragement to the students on the spot, and the children expressed their hope to become astronauts, scientists, and pilots in the future like Wang Yaping, and win glory for the country!

Looking forward to the future, we firmly believe that under the correct leadership of the party and the state, China's aerospace industry is bound to become more and more brilliant. With the successful implementation of major projects such as the lunar exploration project and the space station, more outstanding Chinese aerospace heroes like Wang Yaping will surely stand out and write a new chapter in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation! "She" is a diamond set in space, shining forever!