Since the launch of the China Space Station project, our country has been continuously sending astronauts into space to perform missions since last year. It can be seen from the list of these astronauts that the current "occupants" of my country's space station are mainly my country's first-generation astronauts and second-generation astronauts.
Since our country’s first-generation astronauts are all over 50 years old, and the average age of our second-generation astronauts is over 40, many people are curious, does our country have a third-generation astronaut? How are they doing? When will it go on a mission to space?
Is the selection of my country’s third generation of astronauts over?
Because after entering the 21st century, China's aerospace industry has developed very fast. Therefore, our country also started the selection of the third generation of astronauts very early. According to the data, as early as May 2018, The selection of the third generation of astronauts has been launched, and there are more than 2,500 candidates.
Internationally, it is recognized that the selection of Chinese astronauts is the most stringent. Therefore, candidates for our country’s third generation of astronauts also face numerous assessments. In the preliminary stage, they will be screened out. Large crowds. Subsequently, after multiple selections and final selections, the list of my country's third-generation astronauts will be finalized.
In March last year, my country's "first man in space" Yang Liwei revealed in an interview that at the end of 2020, my country's third-generation astronauts had been decided. There were originally more than 2,500 candidates. From the list, after multiple rounds of elimination, only 18 people remained. Judging from the probability, about 1 person will be selected out of 140 people. It can be said that the competition is definitely very fierce.
However, unlike the previous batch of our country’s first and second batch of astronauts, which were mainly selected from pilots, considering our country’s future space program, the sources of our country’s third batch of astronauts are also different. Among these 18 people Among them, 7 people are from the Air Force pilot team, and the other 11 people are aerospace flight engineers and payload experts from relevant scientific research institutions.
It can be seen from this that as future space projects will become more and more complex, the professional skills requirements for astronauts will become more and more stringent and the standards will become higher and higher.
So, after the selection of the third batch of astronauts is completed, what are they doing now?
According to reports, my country's third batch of astronauts have just completed "desert survival" in the desert of Inner Mongolia a few days ago. Judging from media reports, they performed very well.
Some friends may think that there is absolutely no relationship between this kind of wilderness survival training and space missions. However, in fact, there is a significant relationship behind it.
Because don’t forget, in addition to going to space, astronauts also have to return from space. When returning to Earth, some accidents may cause the landing point of return capsule to deviate and fall into It is in an uninhabited area that is difficult to search. Therefore, once this situation occurs, the astronauts need to rely on their professional wilderness survival knowledge to protect themselves and wait for rescue before rescuers arrive.
Therefore, although it seems that "desert survival" training has little to do with astronauts, it is indeed one of their essential skills. After all, from the perspective of human spaceflight history, although there are no astronauts in our country They were in danger when they returned, but many astronauts in the world were killed due to accidents during their return. Therefore, it is very necessary for astronauts to learn to survive in the wild.
So, are there female astronauts among the third batch of astronauts in my country? When will they carry out their mission?
Among the first and second batch of astronauts currently in service in our country, only the second batch of astronauts has two female astronauts. Their names are familiar to everyone, namely Liu Yang and Wang Yaping . Among them, Liu Yang is currently A mission is being carried out on the space station.
It is reported that among the 18 astronauts in the third batch of our country, one female astronaut was selected after repeated assessments. This is also the only female astronaut in the third batch of astronauts in our country. However, her related The information has not been announced, and no one knows her name. However, because she has gone through many tests, she is naturally "a woman who cannot be compared to a man."
So, when will my country’s third batch of astronauts carry out their mission? Let’s first compare the selection and mission execution of my country’s second batch of astronauts: Judging from the data, my country’s second batch of astronauts were selected in 2009 and officially joined the Chinese astronaut team in 2010. This time, my country’s third batch of astronauts Unlike the first batch of astronauts, which directly selected 18 people, our country’s second batch of astronauts only had 7 people. Two years after they officially joined the astronaut corps, starting in June 2012, the second batch of astronauts began to carry out space missions. Among them The first of the second batch of astronauts to enter space was the "heroine" Liu Yang.
It can be seen from this that it will take more than 3 years at the earliest from the selection of my country's second batch of astronauts to the execution of their missions, of which the training time will be at least 2 years. Therefore, my country’s third batch of astronauts will officially start training from the beginning of 2021. Therefore, the best among them may follow the "old lead the new" approach as soon as next year or the next year. Together with our country's first and second batch of astronauts, we entered space.
However, if these 18 people have all carried out space missions, it is difficult to say the specific completion time. After all, after the final training, there may be a third batch of astronauts who are unqualified and will never be able to enter space. So, friends, what do you think?
