Waving her 5 year-old daughter goodbye，Wang Yaping was about to set off. She together with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu，went into space aboard the Shenzhou XIII 1 Oct 16.
The 41-year-old Wang became the first female astronaut to enter Tiangong space station. During their six-month stay，Wang alongside Zhai and Ye will do experiments and set up robotic arms. 2 Wang will also do the first spacewalk by a Chinese woman，reported Xinhua.
Wang's space dream started in 2003，when China sent its first astronaut Yang Liwei into space. She told 3 "China now has a male astronaut. When will there be 4 female one？"At that time，Wang was a pilot in the Chinese army.
After 5 safe flights for 1，600 hours over nine years，Wang was a strong candidate（候选人）to become an astronaut in 2010. She knew 6 she should do so. She was very strict with herself，getting the same training as men，including the pull-ups and barbells. "The space environment won't change 7 you are a woman，"she told Xinhua.
The most difficult part is the high-G training. Sitting in a spinning machine，Wang would become blind for a while because her brain was short of blood. "There's a red button，"said Wang，"If you can't bear it，you can press it 8 . "Wang never used it. "There is no such red button in my heart. "
That strong spirit 9 led to realizing her dream in 2013. She 10 to be a member of the Shenzhou X mission.
Wang said that as astronauts，women had their own advantages. "Women tend to be more patient and 11 better deal with loneliness. Women's hearts are also 12 to adapt to the weightless environment making them more suitable for long-term missions. "
Retired NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman 13 a greeting to Wang before the Shenzhou XII trip. Coleman said， "When you look out of the window and see the stars and the Earth， 14 women will look out of that window with you. Wang carries the spirit of every young woman 15 dreams of something big. "
