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When it comes to Chinese astronauts flying into space, many people may not be able to say all the names, but there are two people who everyone will definitely blurt out. One is Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut to go to space, and the other is Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut.
Liu Yang is not only China's first female astronaut, but also a Chinese female astronaut who has been in space twice. But after the spaceship returned to the ground, she was rarely seen in public, so was she going to retreat into the background?
You must know that Liu Yang also holds the position of vice chairman of the All-China Women's Federation, is she going to transfer to other fields for development?
The simple and honest "Golden Phoenix"
On October 6, 1978, the wife of Liu Shilin, an employee of Zhengzhou No. 1 Food Machinery Factory in Henan Province, gave birth to a healthy baby girl. The arrival of his daughter made his father very happy, and he thought about naming the child Liu Yang for a long time.
Liu Yang's dress has been very simple since she was a child, and when she grows up, she doesn't like colorful clothes like other girls, and she dresses like a "tomboy" every day.
The junior high school teacher once recalled that when she was in school, Liu Yang was the secretary of the class, don't look at her usual smile, but she is very principled, and she is a little girl who loves more seriously.
When he was 16 years old, Liu Yang's family moved to the family courtyard of Zhengzhou Machinery Factory, and the neighbors always loved to tease this smiling little girl and liked to call her "little girl".
Three years later, this "chick" was admitted to Changchun Flight Academy with a score of 31 points above the key admission line and became a female pilot. The neighbors congratulated Liu Yang's parents one after another, congratulating their family on flying a "golden phoenix", what they didn't know was that this "golden phoenix" would fly out of the earth in the future.
Liu Yang graduated with honors at the flight academy and was assigned to a division of the Guangdong Air Force. In Guangdong, Liu Yang flew the plane for 13 years, flying 1,600 hours.
In the past thirteen years, Liu Yang has encountered many dangers, such as aircraft hitting birds and engine stalling, but in the end, she has resolved them with excellent flight skills.
In 2009, the country officially began to select the first batch of female astronauts, and Liu Yang immediately signed up after knowing the news. With excellent flying skills, she was undoubtedly selected, and joined the astronaut brigade of the Chinese People's Liberation Army the following year.
Among the people in charge of interviewing Liu Yang at that time was Yang Liwei, China's first aerospace hero in space, and Liu Yang's performance in the interview left a very deep impression on Yang Liwei.
Realizing the "Dream of Flying"
The training of astronauts is very hard, in addition to training professional skills, considering the accidents that may occur when returning to the capsule, they also have to learn a lot of escape skills.
In this way, twenty-four hours a day, Liu Yang spent the rest of his time in the training cabin and training ground, except for a few hours of sleep. Finally, after very rigorous training, Liu Yang and Wang Yaping became the candidates for the first batch of female astronauts.
It is not a simple question to choose who to go up, and after careful consideration, the leaders of the base and the brigade finally ordered Liu Yang's general.
On the afternoon of June 15, 2012, the names of the astronauts of the Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft were announced, and in addition to Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang, the name of Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut, entered thousands of households.
Since she was a child, she has had a "flying dream", this time the dream came true, Liu Yang didn't want to leave any regrets, she wanted to ensure that she completed the task without any mistakes.
At 18:37 on June 16, 2012, the Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft was officially launched.
After the spacecraft arrived at the designated place, Liu Yang and the three of them made a report to the ground, and immediately put into intense work. This time they need to spend thirteen days in space, and there is a lot of work to be done in those thirteen days.
Time flies, and she is about to return in a blink of an eye, taking a look at the vast space outside the cabin, Liu Yang's face showed a long-lost smile, as the first female pilot, she successfully completed her mission and did not disgrace the motherland.
At 10:03 on June 29, 2012, the return capsule landed safely, drawing a successful end to this flying mission.
Liu Yang's current situation
After returning from space, Liu Yang's life has entered a normal situation, and she finally has time to return to her family and think about her life.
As the first female astronaut, she received a lot of praise and commendation after she came back, which are all recognition of her achievements, but Liu Yang also knows that she can't just lie on the credit book.
In 2014, Liu Yang entered Tsinghua University to study sociology, and in the next four years, she obtained a master's degree and a doctorate.
On February 10, 2015, Liu Yang said in a speech on CCTV that he was already a mother, and the news was soon confirmed by the Global Times.
As a mother, Liu Yang has not left the aerospace field, she has been invited to give speeches to some people many times, and Liu Yang cherishes every opportunity to speak.
She will share her experience with her peers, and will tell you many interesting stories about space that students do not usually touch.
So every time the speech is given, a lot of college students will come to listen, and after the end, everyone is vying to take a photo with Liu Yang.
In 2018, Liu Yang was elected as the vice chairman of the All-China Women's Federation at the 12th National Women's Federation, and she is already a role model for outstanding women in the country. As the first female astronaut, in 2020, Liu Yang was also hired by the China National Space Administration as the "China Aerospace Public Welfare Image Ambassador".
Today, Liu Yang is already a colonel, and her work is still closely related to the aerospace industry. With a wealth of experience in "going to the sky", she will often go to the aviation school and the astronaut base to share her experience and experience with everyone.
It can be said that although Liu Yang does not appear in front of the camera frequently, she has never stopped moving forward, and has been using her influence to contribute to the aerospace industry.
Epilogue:
On June 4, 2022, Liu Yang once again landed in space as an astronaut of the Shenzhou-14 manned spacecraft with Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe, and this time they stayed in space for half a year.
At this time, Liu Yang was already a mother of two children, and in the days of space, Liu Yang also gave lectures many times, telling what he saw and heard in space.
Liu Yang's dedication has not forgotten that in 2023, the State Council and the Central Military Commission awarded her the second-class Aerospace Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of her contributions to the aerospace industry.
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