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标 题: Astronaut returns safely, manned space mission 'c
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2003年10月16日08:35:16 星期四), 站内信件
Astronaut returns safely, manned space mission 'complete success'
( 2003-10-15 11:20) (chinadaily.com.cn)
China's first astronaut Yang Liwei walked out of the re-entry capsule of the
Shenzhou 5 (Divine Vessel V) spaceship, smiling and waving to the recovery
team Thursday morning in the grasslands in Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, state
television pictures showed.
Yang waves to recovery teams after walking out of the return capsule. [CCTV]
Yang has spent 21 hours in outer space, traveling more than 600,000
kilometres in the earth's orbit before Shenzhou 5 brought him back at 6:07 am
Thursday morning Beijing time. Yang said he feels excellent after the 21-hour
journey, the first by a Chinese.
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said in a congratulation message Thursday morning
that China's first manned spaceflight has been a "complete success", which
shall be written into the history of China's space program development.
After Yang went out of the capsule, physicians immediately conducted a
physical check-up of Yang, which found him in good conditions. At around
7:40am, Yang was ferried by a military helicopter to Beijing, where a gala
celebration party will be held.
At about 6:00am Thursday, guided by the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control
Center, the return capsule of Shenzhou 5 entered China's air space. Several
minutes later, the capsule landed safely in Northwest China's Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region, and Yang reported "conditions good".
Five rescue helicopters raced towards the capsule and found it at 6:36 am.
They said Yang felt good and the conditions with the capsule also seemed
normal.
At 6:51, Yang Liwei went out of the capsule on himself, waving and smiling to
rescuers and reporters.
Li Jinai, chief commander of China's space program, said that, the actual
landing site is 4.8 kilometers from the designed site, but the conditions of
the return capsule are good and Yang could walk out of the capsule on
himself. All these marked the complete success of the manned flight.
*** Spacecraft blasts off into space
The Shenzhou V blasted off into space at 9:00am Wednesday morning in the
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province, making
China the third country in the world to send a person in the orbit after the
former Soviet Union and the U.S.
Minutes after the launch, the craft carried 38-year-old Yang, an air force
pilot since 1983, into the orbit at 9:10.
"I feel good," Yang radioed back from space after a half-hour in flight in
the earth's orbit, his face vividly seen on the watch big screen in the
Beijing Control Centre, located in Haidian District, northwestern Beijing.
Yang's report drew loud applause.
General Li Jinai, commander of the country's manned space program, was quoted
by CCTV as saying the spacecraft was operating normally in orbit.
President Hu Jintao watched the launch at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre
in northwest China's Gansu Province.
Hu called the launch "the glory of our great motherland and a mark for the
initial victory of the country's first manned space flight and for the
significant, historic step of the Chinese people in the advance of climbing
over the peak of the world's science and technology."
He said that:" The Party and the people will never forget those who have set
up the outstanding merit in the space industry for the motherland,the people
and the nation."
Hu and Vice-Premier Huang Ju flew to Jiuquan Tuesday afternoon after the
third plenum of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee concluded
Tuesday morning in Beijing. Premier Wen Jiabao, Vice-President Zeng Qinghong
and other top Chinese leaders watched the event at the Beijing control
center.
Yang's clothing in flight consisted of 14 layers that took 15 minutes to don
with the help of technicians, the general commander of the astronaut program,
Su Shuangning, told Phoenix Television. Yang's space suit cost more than $12
million, Su said.
The menu for his flight included freeze-dried shredded pork with garlic sauce
and fried rice, and he brought along a sleeping bag for naps, CCTV said.
*** Shenzhou-5 completes orbit shift
Shenzhou-5 completed orbit shift at 15:57 Wednesday (Beijing time), according
to a report by astronaut Yang Liwei and the ground monitoring result.
The Shenzhou-5 entered an elliptic orbit with a perigee of 200 kilometers and
an apogee of 343 kilometers.
During the orbit shift, the spaceship was propelled into a circular orbit of
343 kilometers from the Earth, the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control
Center announced, adding that this step is essential for the spaceship's
on-track flight and accuratelanding.
The Shenzhou-5 entered its preset orbit about 10 minutes after the launch.
*** Greeting the world from space
Yang Liwei said "hello" to people all over the world while his spaceship was
taking the 7th circle around the globe at around 6:40pm. It was the first
Chinese greeting to mankind's mother planet from outer space, though the
people of the country had been dreaming of this for thousands of years.
"I feel good," said Yang in his capsule.
During his orbital flight, Yang, who almost spent a sleepless night for
pre-launch preparations, took a sweet "space snooze" for nearly three hours
and was also believed to have enjoyed one or two "space meals".
On his space menu were typical Chinese dishes like spicy-and- sour shredded
meat and sliced chicken meat, traditional desserts like "Eight-Treasure-Rice"
and a drink of Chinese herbal tea, sources said.
At around 5:30 p.m. Beijing time, Yang had a short conversation with Cao
Gangchuan, China's defense minister and vice chairman of the Central Military
Commission, via live communications systems. And two and a half hours later,
he told his wife and son in a family chat "it looks extremely splendid around
here."
Live footage showed Yang in good spirit in his capsule, as he once again told
General Cao that he was feeling fine.
"I will strive to complete my tasks well and ensure the full success of the
mission," Yang pledged.
Yang then displayed a five-star national flag of China and a United Nations
flag, both of the miniature size, in his capsule.
This move was intended to highlight China's persistent pursuit of peaceful
exploration of space, sources said.
*** Congratulations
In Washington, Pentagon spokeswoman Cheryl Irwin said, "We wish them success
and for their astronaut's safe return."
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe also congratulated on China's first
successful human space flight. "This launch is an important achievement in
the history of human exploration. China, after Russia and the United States,
is only the third nation to successfully launch humans into space. The
Chinese people have a long and distinguished history of exploration. NASA
wishes China a continued safe human space flight program." O'Keefe said.
Wednesday's launch makes China the third country to put a human into space.
The former Soviet Union sent Yuri Gagarin up in 1961; the United States
launched Alan B. Shepard Jr. a month later. John Glenn became the first
American in orbit in 1962.
*** "I will not disappoint the whole nation"
CCTV released a picture of Yang Liwei, 38, a pilot since 1983, boarding
Shenzhou 5 about 8 am (8 p.m. EDT) Wednesday.
"I will not disappoint the whole Chinese people and the motherland. I will
complete each movement with total concentration. And I will gain honor for
the People's Liberation Army and for the Chinese nation," Yang took an oath
before boarding.
Yang, who is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, was born in 1965 in Youzhong County in
Liaoning province, an industrial area in China's northeast. His older sister
said he was an athletic child who enjoyed swimming and ice skating. He works
for the Aviation Military Unit of China's People's Liberation Army.
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我非常喜欢在有风有雨的季节计划自己;
有风有雨后的季节晒着阳光我昏昏睡去;
睡去的我依然在甜梦中将曾有过的温习;
温习昨天前天等等的种种激情与过去。
Jim Mural
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