Gui Haichao is a university professor. His dream of flying to space has now come true.
Gui grew up in an ordinary (普通的) family in southwest China's Yunnan Province. His interest in space began at the age of 17. One day, when he was listening to the radio, he got the news of Yang Liwei's historic manned spaceflight for China in 2003.
With the dream in his heart, Gui started to train hard. However, the training was challenging for him at first. "I felt quite uncomfortable after the training," said the 36-year-old professor. "To improve my ability, I added exercise after the training," said Gui during an interview.
In May 2018, China started choosing astronauts for the space station project. Besides astronauts, they also needed space engineers and scientists. Gui was chosen as a scientist.
Gui is a sports fan who finds joy in long-distance running, cycling and swimming. "Every time we see Professor Gui, he is running in the sports field," said Su Wenjie, one of the astronaut's students.
In the eyes of people around him, Gui is optimistic (乐观的). Even in the face of failure, he quickly calms down and continues his work.
His classmate and roommate Wang Yue said that every night before going to bed, Gui would keep a diary.
