In a chicken farm deep in the mountains, a "rocket" was successfully launched!

“I think I’ll see the Milky Way when I go into space.”

“Stars are made of dreams”

Recently, in the mountains of Pu'an County, Qianxinan Prefecture, Guizhou Province,

A special rocket was successfully launched 🚀

All this originated from a group of mountain kids

The desire to build a real rocket

Help them realize this wish

They are some young people from the city.

"Can we build a real rocket?"

By chance

Software Engineers Cao Lin and Dai Lichen

As a Volunteer

Through online teaching

To the children of Pu'an County Lead Mine School

Took two science classes on space and aerospace knowledge

A question from children in class

"Can we build a real rocket?"

Let two programmers decide to try

Cao Lin said

“We know this is a very difficult thing.

But there are more than 200 children watching you.

There is expectation in the eyes

We said at the time

'Okay, let's try it.'"

Cao Lin and Dai Lichen write code every day

Never touched a rocket

They found a student who was still studying in Shenzhen on the Internet.

Rockets enthusiast Yu Chang joins

The three of them used their spare time to work until the early morning every day.

Finally, after more than ten days, I came up with a

A rocket design that is “friendly” to children

“We set the flight altitude at 800 meters.

At this height

The children can see the trajectory of the rocket very clearly.

The rocket is designed to be 1.37 meters long.

Just a little taller than the kids in the fourth or fifth grade."

However, the production of rockets is also full of challenges.

Cao Lin, Dai Lichen and Yu Chang each showed their magical powers

Rocket shell 3D printing

Welding of avionics system

Solid fuel self-mixing

Beidou modules, launchers and parachutes can be ordered online

…

More than three months later, a small rocket needed

More than 100 parts are ready

The three set out from Hangzhou and Shenzhen respectively.

Meet up with Puan

“5 4 3 2 1 Ignition”

To ensure safety

The rocket launch site was chosen deep in the mountains

An unused chicken farm

Everyone tried their best to let the children participate in the preparations

“It is best to let children participate in the assembly

This is the most emotional one.”

"Tightening screws can be done by children

Even if they can’t tighten it, we can process it later.”

To give children scientific knowledge

They also brought four miniature rockets to school.

While giving lessons to the children

Let the kids launch rockets

On the day of launch

Volunteers and children came to the launch site

Assemble and teach on site

“Can we use the sun to help humans fight the epidemic?”

“Space feels like anti-gravity”

Children are full of curiosity about space

3:30 p.m.

The rocket finally lands on the launch pad

“5 4 3 2 1 Ignition”

With the rocket launch

The children looked up to the sky excitedly

Cao Lin said

"Although this little rocket doesn't fly very high

The flight time is not long

But I believe they have seen it.

Know what aerospace is

What is a space station and what is the future?

Netizen:

This New Year's gift

So cool!

Source: CCTV News WeChat Official Account (ID: cctvnewscenter)

Producer/Zhang Tianyu Editor-in-Chief/Misha

Reporter/Yin Ping'an, Wang Ruizhe, Yasong, Guizhou TV, Qianxinan TV, Pu'an TV

Editor/Lin Xiangyu Proofreader/Gao Shaozhuo

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