In June 2021, Nie Haisheng carried out the Shenzhou 12 manned flight mission and set out for the third expedition to space. He was 57 years old that year.
As an astronaut, Nie Haisheng is already in his old age at the age of 57. In addition to being unable to go to space again at the age of 57, he is also inseparable from his own hard work and perseverance, but also from the silent support and encouragement of his family.
From Nie Haisheng's first time to his third expedition to space, Nie Haisheng's wife Nie Jielin was a powerful backing for Nie Haisheng to pursue his dream of space without distraction.
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fighter jet pilot
1954, Nie Haisheng was born in a small village in Zaoyang City, Hubei Province.
Nie's family has 8 children, Nie Haisheng ranked sixth and made a living by farming. Because of the large population of the family and the bad situation, the field always doesn't receive much food, so the family's life is very difficult.
Black nests, mixed noodles cakes and dried radish , pickles, big sauce are the staple foods for their family’s three meals a day.
"The new three years, the old three years, and the sewing and repairing for another three years" This is the real life situation of Nie Haisheng's childhood.
When he was a child, Nie Haisheng often wore old clothes from his brothers and sisters, and he didn't even have a pair of decent shoes. His primary school teacher Xu Datian later recalled: I have never seen him wear a pair of decent shoes. When it rained, he often walked barefoot, which made people feel heartbroken.
Although life was very hard, fortunately, Nie Haisheng loved him and loved his parents.
Nie’s father and mother know the importance of knowledge. They understand that only reading can change the fate of children, let them go out of the mountains and have a better future. Therefore, no matter how difficult the family situation is, they still save their worries and grit their teeth to support their children to go to school.
In order to allow Nie Haisheng and the others to go to school, whenever they pay the tuition, they have to borrow money from their relatives and friends everywhere. Sometimes they can’t borrow money and can only use things to replace tuition.
Xu Datian recalled: Once, Nie Haisheng sold a 20-30-pound big fish caught from the river to the teacher, and paid the tuition for the two yuan he earned from selling the fish.
Hitong 0The young Nie Haisheng saw it and remembered it in his heart. He understood that his opportunity to study was hard-won, and he also knew how much effort his parents put in to make him study. Therefore, both in life and study, Nie Haisheng showed maturity and stability far beyond his peers.
When he was free, he went to the ground to work with his parents, hoe the ground, cut the wheat grass, , pick the ears of wheat, pick the cotton, , never complained about being tired or complained;
When he was studying, his academic performance was always among the best, and he was extremely hard-working in his studies. At that time, he was called the "Mathematics King" by his classmates. Every math exam, he was the first to hand in the test paper, and he got full marks.
Because of his good grades, he also became a study committee member.
Nie Haisheng is not only more mature and stable than his peers, but also has strong perseverance. He does anything as long as it is a matter of his own determination. No matter what difficulties he encounters, he always firmly firmly in his original aspiration, never give up, and persevere until he achieves his goal.
For example, when he was in middle school, Nie Haisheng did not understand what the chemistry teacher said in a chemistry class. In order to understand these contents, when other students came home from school, he was still alone in the classroom and meditating. During this period, he didn't even know that the hair on his forehead was burning. Later, after thinking all night, he finally understood these contents. The chemistry teacher was very surprised when he learned about it, surprised at his intelligence, and even more surprised at his perseverance.
Mature, steady, smart, persevering, and hardship. These advantages are concentrated on Nie Haisheng alone, which shows his excellence.
It is precisely because of this advantage that Nie Haisheng later became a very outstanding astronaut and a space hero who went to space three times.
Nie Haisheng has liked planes since he was a child. Although due to his family's poverty, he had no money to buy models and magazines related to planes, but he often borrowed some books about planes from his classmates to read.
Once in a manual class, Nie Haisheng's work was a fighter jet model made of mud. When his teacher asked him what his ideal was, he answered without hesitation and without thinking that he wanted to be a pilot.
At this moment, no one would have thought that Nie Haisheng’s dream of becoming a pilot would be realized in the near future.
1982, a certain unit of the Air Force went to Zaoyang City No. 1 Middle School to recruit pilots. After nearly 100 experiences and political reviews, Nie Haisheng was admitted to a certain unit of the Air Force with good physical fitness and extremely excellent results.
At that time, more than 250 students in the school participated in the recruitment exam, and only 4 were admitted, including Nie Haisheng, which shows his excellence.
Before going to Changchun Aviation School, Nie's mother repeatedly told him: "Child, do your best, and be successful for our people in the mountains!"
strive for success. Nie Haisheng always kept in mind his mother's instructions to him. After entering the aviation school, he worked hard and diligently, not afraid of hardship or fatigue. He put all distracting thoughts away, devoted himself to training, and worked hard to learn professional knowledge and practical operations.
In order to master flight technology faster and better, Nie Haisheng often uses fighter models as training tools, hold them in his hand and think repeatedly, and learns the takeoff, flight, landing and other driving techniques of fighter jets.
In the aviation school, Nie Haisheng’s driving talent may not be the strongest, but if you want to talk about diligence and hard work, you are definitely the forefront of the students.
Under Nie Haisheng's diligence and hard work, he was the first solo pilot in the same college. Later, he graduated early with extremely excellent results and became a formal pilot.
When he flew solo for the first time, as the first person among the same batch of flying students to fly solo, the instructor asked Nie Haisheng to tell other students about his flight experience. He was not good at speaking and said only one sentence:
"Don't think of nothing, just fly!"
doesn't think of anything. This may be the mystery of Nie Haisheng's success. No matter what he does, he only thinks about how to complete it, and does not think about whether it can be completed. When flying, he never considers other issues. There is only one thought in his mind, that is, fly according to the flight plan and complete the flight mission with quality and quantity.
It is precisely because Nie Haisheng has this kind of perseverance and courage to move forward that he finally stood out from the pilots who were already selected from thousands of people, became the astronaut among pilots, and became the only space hero in China who has been in space three times.
After graduation early, Nie Haisheng was assigned to a certain flight unit in Nanchang to engage in the flight of fighter .
During his tenure as a fighter pilot, he encountered many difficulties and experienced many dangers, but every time he survived the danger with his superb driving skills and calm and decisive personality.
For example, on June 12, 1989, Nie Haisheng flew solo in a modified fighter for the first time. As usual, after checking that all the fighter data were correct, he flew into the sky with the consent of the ground crew and air traffic control, and then flew in a certain direction according to the set flight plan, and carried out combat readiness cruise missions.
However, when Nie Haisheng was flying the fighter plane for climbing mission, when the fighter plane flew to an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, an accident happened.
"Bang!" A loud noise came from outside the cockpit. With this loud noise, the engine of the fighter suddenly stopped rotating!
engine stops rotating, which means that the fighter has lost the power to fly and climb. After the engine stopped working, the climbing fighter stopped climbing and fell down instantly. As the fighter fell rapidly, the body of the fighter was shaking, and the temperature in the cockpit also rose sharply.
If an ordinary person encountered this situation, he would have been panicked long ago and didn't know what to do. I'm afraid he would just think about how to escape.
However, Nie Haisheng was different. While calmly reporting the situation to the ground at any time, he calmly looked at the various data on the fighter instrument and tried to troubleshoot the problem.
However, Nie Haisheng tried all the solutions he could think of, but it still did not work. The fighter still dived towards the ground at a high speed.
At this time, seeing that the fighter plane could no longer fly normally, the ground commander issued an order asking Nie Haisheng to give up the fighter plane and parachute to escape.
Nie Haisheng, who received the order, did not choose to abandon the plane and escape, and did not give up his final efforts. He kept trying to convert the fighter into a taxi state, but still failed, and the fighter was still in a high-speed down state.
When the fighter jet is only more than 400 meters away from the ground, the high-speed falling fighter jet brought huge overload, causing Nie Haisheng in the cabin to be in turmoil and severe black vision.
Seeing that the fighter plane had no chance of saving it and was far away from the residential area, Nie Haisheng finally had no choice but to abandon the plane and escape, and pressed the fighter plane ejection switch.
Later found out that the reason why the fighter engine suddenly stopped working was that the blades on the engine compressor had mechanical failure, not caused by human operation.
After the accident, Nie Haisheng's calmness and bravery during the accident made people respectfully.
In view of Nie Haisheng's serious and calm handling of danger with good psychological qualities and doing his best to save the plane's courageous and fearless sacrifice, the Party Committee of the Air Force remembered him the third-class merit .
In 1989, Nie Haisheng, who performed well in the fighter flight team, was hired by the Air Force Operations Force and became an excellent fighter pilot.
1 years later, Nie Haisheng, as an activist in Lei Feng, came to Beijing to participate in the Air Force's ceremonial group and participated in the National Day. Soon, Nie Haisheng, who performed well, was appointed as the deputy captain of the flight.
The woman behind the aerospace hero
At this time, Nie Haisheng, who became the deputy captain of the flight, not only ushered in the peak of his career, but also ushered in his love and his wife who had been with him for life.
In 1990, according to the introduction of the political commissar of the Flight Brigade, 26-year-old Nie Haisheng met Nie Jielin, who was working in a military hospital in Nanchang at the time.
The two can be said to fall in love at first sight. After Nie Jielin met Nie Haisheng, she left a deep impression on his calm, decisive, honest and steady personality. Nie Haisheng also admired Nie Jielin's virtuousness and kindness very much.
is like this. This young man who appreciates each other and has the same pursuits and dreams, has continued to heat up as his relationship deepens, and he finally enters the palace of marriage and becomes a couple.
After marriage, Nie Haisheng and Nie Jielin lived happily, respect each other and were very loving. They both had strong career aspirations, encouraged each other, made progress together, and worked together to overcome one difficulty after another, overcome one difficulty after another, and lived a prosperous and happy life.
The arrival of his daughter has brought endless joy to their small family. He lives in laughter and joy every day, and Nie Haisheng named his daughter Nie Tianxiang.
"Tianxiang" expresses Nie Haisheng and Nie Jielin's eager expectation for their daughter, hoping that their daughter can fly freely in the sky with the wings of their dreams, and also expresses her love for the motherland's aerospace industry.
Of course, no matter how loving the couple is, they will inevitably quarrel over some things, and Nie Haisheng and Nie Jielin are no exception.
In late October 1995, with the approval of the Party Central Committee, the Air Force and National Defense Science and Technology Commission began to select preparatory astronauts.
has been flying safely for 1,480 hours at this time. Nie Haisheng, a first-class pilot and deputy pilot of the Air Force, was very excited when he heard this news because he had always had a space dream, hoping to go to space for his motherland and contribute his own strength to China's aerospace industry.
When he learned that the Air Force was about to start selecting reserve astronauts, he made up his mind to sign up for the selection of reserve astronauts.
However, when Nie Haisheng excitedly told his wife Nie Jielin about his desire to participate in the preparatory astronaut selection, he thought his wife would agree, but unexpectedly, a big storm was set off in their happy little family. The two were caught in a quarrel that had never happened before, and they had a cold war for a long time.
Nie Jielin disagreed with Nie Haisheng's participation in the selection of preparatory astronauts, and that is, she is worried about Nie Haisheng's safety issues.
To this day, even if the space technology of various countries has reached a very mature and advanced level, it can send spacecraft out of the solar system. But even so, no matter which country it is, astronauts are fighting in space is an extremely dangerous thing, let alone the 1990s.
In 1995, before China began to select preparatory astronauts, several serious space accidents occurred in the two aviation powers of the Soviet Union and the United States: in January 1967, the US Apollo 1 spacecraft was fired, and all three astronauts were killed; in April 1967, the Soviet Union 1 crashed, and one astronaut was killed; in June 1971, the Soviet Union 11 return capsule was out of pressure, and three astronauts were killed; in March 1980, the Soviet Oriental explosion caused 50 deaths; in January 1986, the US Challenger explosion, and all seven astronauts were killed.
These serious space accidents made Nie Jielin breathless when she remembered Nie Haisheng to participate in the preparatory astronaut selection. She was very worried about what would happen to her husband after the astronauts and left herself and her daughter, so she strongly opposed her husband's participation in the selection.
Of course, it is normal for a wife to worry about her husband's safety.
This is the first time they have had a major disagreement since their marriage, and a relatively large quarrel has occurred.
"We Chinese have never done this. It's too dangerous. I'm afraid!" Nie Jielin said to her husband Nie Haisheng in a worried tone and look.
Nie Jielin's concerns, Nie Haisheng also understood in his heart that he knew his wife was worried about him, but he still wanted to participate in the selection of preparatory astronauts and contribute his own strength to the aerospace industry of the motherland.
In order to allow his wife to agree to participate in the selection, he still tried to persuade his wife: "It is because no one has done it that I am interested. If someone else has done it, I may not be willing to go!" Nie Haisheng showed his firm determination to participate in the selection.
"I don't agree to you anyway!"
"I want to go even if I don't agree!"
"Then let's get divorced." When the two quarrel reached a fever pitch, Nie Jielin, who was angry, filed for divorce.
When his wife said she wanted to divorce, Nie Haisheng knew that the quarrel could not go in again, so he took the initiative to choose not to talk about this issue. Nie Jielin also understood that her words were too abrupt and chose not to worry about this issue.
is like this. Both of them who knew that they could not continue this topic again chose not to speak and turned around and left.
Nie Jielin's strong opposition did not make Nie Haisheng retreat, nor did he let Nie Haisheng give up. He was determined to contribute to China's aerospace industry. After several days of careful consideration, he finally decided to take part in the physical examination of the preparatory astronaut without telling his wife Nie Jielin.
When Nie Haisheng secretly participated in the physical examination, he never gave up persuading his wife.
Of course, Nie Haisheng finally convinced his wife to agree and support himself in the selection of preparatory astronauts.
How did Nie Haisheng solve this conflict between him and his wife? Later, a reporter asked him this question, and he replied with a smile: "The first is to 'grind', and the second is to do more work."
Then, he said: "I said to my lover; 'Our country has the ability to engage in manned space flight, and I caught up with this opportunity and really want to devote myself to this cause and make a contribution to the aerospace industry of the motherland.'"
Nie Haisheng's persistence made Nie Jielin understand that this is her husband's wish. If he is not allowed to fulfill this wish, he will have regrets in his life.
In January 1998, Nie Haisheng successfully passed various rigorous assessments, stood out from tens of thousands of pilots, took off his flight logo, and replaced it with a golden aerospace logo with the earth logo, officially becoming the first batch of astronauts in my country.
When she learned that Nie Haisheng was successfully selected as a preparatory astronaut, Nie Jielin was very happy. After that, she stood firmly behind her husband and supported his aerospace career wholeheartedly.
In order to allow her husband to train without distractions, she took her mother-in-law to Beijing for careful care.
In November 2004, when Nie Haisheng's mother was paralyzed in bed due to a relapse of an old illness, Nie Jielin immediately asked for a long vacation from the unit and took care of her mother-in-law for a month. During this period, she took care of her mother-in-law almost indefinitely and helped her wipe her body every day.
In addition to taking care of the family wholeheartedly, Nie Haisheng has no worries, Nie Jielin also takes care of Nie Haisheng with all her heart and strength, without any regrets and giving everything she has for Nie Haisheng.
Because of Nie Haisheng's special identity, Nie Jielin rarely has the opportunity to visit the mall. Only when she has to buy things can she have the opportunity to visit the mall, and she also has to be "special escorted by someone from the unit."
In addition to traveling, as long as Nie Haisheng returns home, their family's diet will also have special regulations. The nutritionist will formulate recipes for three meals a day. For this reason, Nie Haisheng's daughter Nie Tianxiang once complained:
"Dad cannot eat what he wants to eat every time he comes home."
Facing these, Nie Jielin never had any complaints or regrets. She has always silently supported her husband's work behind the scenes. In order to make Nie Haisheng focus on contributing to China's aerospace industry, it can be said that she forced herself to be a tomboy.
Nie Haisheng was just selected for astronauts, and his weight was slightly exceeded. In order to lose weight, Nie Jielin tried every means.
At that time, as long as Nie Haisheng returned home and after a full meal, she would take her daughter to accompany Nie Haisheng for a walk. After months of hard work, hard work pays off. With the support of his family, Nie Haisheng finally lost 5 kilograms of his weight.
With Nie Jielin, the Lan Xinhuizhi , the wife of the beautiful and smart wife is her strong backing. Nie Haisheng was able to devote himself to the training of astronauts wholeheartedly and without distractions. Finally, in 2005, he was successfully selected into the Shenzhou VI flight team, and performed the Shenzhou VI manned flight mission with Fei Junlong , and achieved a complete success.
When the first flight candidate for " Shenliu " was announced, and when Nie Haisheng learned that Nie Haisheng was successfully selected, Nie Haisheng's wife Nie Jielin said excitedly:
"I actually hope he is on! I am looking forward to being on the list these days like everyone else. After all, I am really happy for Haisheng after the announcement. After all, this is a rare opportunity for a person's life."
On October 12, 2005, the day when China's "Shenliu" flew into space, and it was also Nie Haisheng's 41st birthday.
At this time, although Nie Haisheng had already boarded the Shenzhou spacecraft and flew into the distant space, Nie Jielin and Nie Haisheng's hearts were closely linked.
Although Nie Haisheng is not at home, Nie Jielin ordered exquisite cakes for her husband as usual, lit birthday candles for her husband who is far away in space, and said to the burning candle:
"Haisheng, no matter where you are, you will always be my deepest concern. Bless you! Blessing 'Shen Six'! I wish you a triumphant return."
On October 17, 2005, the Shenliu return capsule successfully landed in the scheduled area in central Inner Mongolia. Nie Haisheng and Fei Junlong successfully completed the mission of "multiple people and many days" space flight.
At the welcoming ceremony, Nie Jielin and his daughter Nie Tianxiang stood in the welcome crowd and watched Nie Haisheng return happily. At this time, the 13-year-old Nie Tianxiang hung a string of folded paper cranes on Nie Haisheng's neck, who had just celebrated his 41st birthday in space.
The story of Nie Haisheng and Nie Jielin is still very long... But no matter how long it is, there is one thing between them that will never change, that is feelings.
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