More than fifty years has passed since the first satellite (人造卫星) in China was sent into space in 1970 From then on, many such inspiring moments were left in our memories.
The latest encouraging moment happened on May 30, 2023. Shenzhou XVI spacecraft successfully reached space. It marked the beginning of the Shenzhou XVI mission. This is also the first flight of China's third generation (代) of astronauts, and the first time a Chinese civilian (平民/非军人) has traveled to space.
There were three crew members onboard (在飞船上): mission commander (指令长) Jing Haipeng, spaceflight engineer Zhu Yangzhu and professor Gui Haichao. This is the fourth time Jing has visited space, making him the most experienced astronaut in China.
They have stayed inside the Tiangong Space Station for around five months. They returned to the Earth in November. They did spacewalks, provided help when other spacecraft visited the Tiangong Space Station and finished many science tasks in space.
Years of preparations were made for the moment. For example, enough knowledge and skills helped deal with problems; physical and mental (心理的) training helped to keep the best condition. Although it's the fourth time for Jing Haipeng to fly into space, he again with Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao received hard training.
The success also belonged to the team. Hundreds of engineers and workers were behind them, offering all kinds of supports to help them finish more tasks.
