Looking up at the Chinese space station, the brightest star in space. More and more Chinese astronauts are "traveling" to space. Flying to the dream, every time they see their news, pride comes naturally. But have you ever thought about why Chinese astronauts are called "astronau

Look up and look up at

China Space Station is the brightest star in space

More and more Chinese astronauts

"Business trip" in space, flying dreams

Every time I see their messages

Pride comes naturally

But have you ever thought about

Chinese astronauts

Why is it called "astronauts" not "astronauts"?

In a speech in 1967

Qian Xuesen first proposed the word "aerospace"

"Sitting on the ground and walking 80,000 miles a day, patrolling the sky and looking at a thousand rivers"

This poem gave Qian Xuesen the inspiration

"Human flights within the Earth's atmosphere

is called 'aerospace'

flights outside the Earth's atmosphere

is called 'aerospace'"

"God 14" astronauts' out-of-cabin activity (pictured from China's manned spacecraft)

After the United States and the Soviet Union realized manned spacecraft,

After the United States and the Soviet Union respectively realized manned spacecraft

"First beat the gongs and drums for manned spacecraft"

"my country should launch manned spacecraft"

July 1970

0 The central government approved the development of manned spacecraft

For foreign countries Astronaut " "Astronaut" name

Qian Xuesen said

"We are still called 'astronaut'

because we have the domains of the sky, sea and air

This is a relatively standardized name"

Facts prove that

"Astronaut" name

not only meets the specific situation of my country's manned space industry

is also more suitable Combined with Chinese habits

September 21, 1992

China manned spacecraft project implementation

2003 Shenzhou V spacecraft successfully launched

92-year-old Qian Xuesen wrote a congratulatory speech in person

"Warm congratulations on the successful launch of Shenzhou V

Pay tribute to the new generation of astronauts"

Starting from Shenzhou V

Every astronaut from space triumphantly in my country will come to Qian Xuesen's home

Report good news to this Founder of China's aerospace html

Keep it until the old man dies

From proposing "astronaut" to "astronaut" being by his side

Qian Xuesen opens the way for China's aerospace

also witnesses the takeoff of the aerospace industry

Column Editor: Zhao Hanlu Text editor: Yang Rong Title image source: Xinhua News Agency Photo editor: Zhu Qing

Source: Author: CCTV Military