Xi praises orbiting astronauts in video call
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June 25, 2013, Tuesday
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PRESIDENT Xi Jinping said the Chinese people will take bigger strides in space exploration, during his talk to astronauts aboard the orbiting space module Tiangong-1 yesterday.
"The space dream is part of the dream to make China stronger. With the development of space programs, the Chinese people will take bigger strides to explore further into space," said Xi, making the video call at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.
Xi greeted the three astronauts who embarked on their space journey on June 11 on board the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft, the country's fifth manned spacecraft.
"You have worked and lived in space for 13 days. We all care about you very much," Xi told crew members Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping.
Nie, commander of the crew, said they felt very well and were working as scheduled.
"We feel very proud to be able to contribute to realizing the Chinese nation's space dream," Nie said.
Wang, China's first teacher in space, said crew members are able to rest seven to eight hours per day.
In the past 13 days of its journey, the Shenzhou-10 successfully finished automatic and manual docking procedures with the Tiangong-1.
Also, for the first time, a lecture was given from the assembled orbiter to about 330 primary and middle school students on Earth last Thursday, while more than 60 million students across the country watched the live broadcast of the lecture on TV.
Xi said the space lecture would play an important role in fostering young people's interest in sciences and space exploration.
During the 40-minute lecture, Wang introduced motion in micro-gravity environments and the surface tension of liquids in space, with several demonstrations, and answered questions from students on the ground.
China has sent up 10 astronauts and six spacecraft since its first astronaut, Yang Liwei, succeeded in his space trip in 2003.
The manned space mission has reflected the courage to defy hardships and explore, a spirit that inspires the entire nation, President Xi said.
The mission of Shenzhou-10 aims to further test technologies designed for docking and supporting astronauts' stay in space, as well as to use new technologies related to the construction of a space station.
China aims to operate a permanent space station around 2020.
"The space dream is part of the dream to make China stronger. With the development of space programs, the Chinese people will take bigger strides to explore further into space," said Xi, making the video call at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.
Xi greeted the three astronauts who embarked on their space journey on June 11 on board the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft, the country's fifth manned spacecraft.
"You have worked and lived in space for 13 days. We all care about you very much," Xi told crew members Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping.
Nie, commander of the crew, said they felt very well and were working as scheduled.
"We feel very proud to be able to contribute to realizing the Chinese nation's space dream," Nie said.
Wang, China's first teacher in space, said crew members are able to rest seven to eight hours per day.
In the past 13 days of its journey, the Shenzhou-10 successfully finished automatic and manual docking procedures with the Tiangong-1.
Also, for the first time, a lecture was given from the assembled orbiter to about 330 primary and middle school students on Earth last Thursday, while more than 60 million students across the country watched the live broadcast of the lecture on TV.
Xi said the space lecture would play an important role in fostering young people's interest in sciences and space exploration.
During the 40-minute lecture, Wang introduced motion in micro-gravity environments and the surface tension of liquids in space, with several demonstrations, and answered questions from students on the ground.
China has sent up 10 astronauts and six spacecraft since its first astronaut, Yang Liwei, succeeded in his space trip in 2003.
The manned space mission has reflected the courage to defy hardships and explore, a spirit that inspires the entire nation, President Xi said.
The mission of Shenzhou-10 aims to further test technologies designed for docking and supporting astronauts' stay in space, as well as to use new technologies related to the construction of a space station.
China aims to operate a permanent space station around 2020.
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