A review of the top ten events in China's space industry in 2021

Let us review the top ten exciting moments in China's aerospace industry this year, hold our heads high, and move forward into the more anticipated 2022 China's aerospace year!

1 Tianwen-1 achieves "orbiting", "landing" and "patrol"

February 10

Tianwen-1 successfully orbited Mars, and my country's first artificial Martian satellite was born!

May 15

With the successful landing on Mars, my country became the third country in the world to achieve a soft landing on Mars.

May 22

The Zhurong Mars rover successfully left the landing platform, reached the surface of Mars, and started its Mars patrol journey!

November 8

The orbiter accurately entered the remote sensing mission orbit and carried out global remote sensing exploration of Mars.

Thumbs up, Zhurong! Thumbs up, Tianwen-1!

2 The first launch of Long March 7A was successful

On March 12, the Long March 7A carrier rocket was successfully launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in China, effectively filling the gap in my country's high-orbit carrying capacity.

Thumbs up, Chang Qi A!

3 Tianhe launches China's space station construction

On April 29, the Tianhe core module took off from China's Wenchang Space Launch Center and was successfully sent into space by the Long March 5B carrier rocket!

Like, China’s space station!

4 Chinese people start living in space station for the first time

On June 17, astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo boarded the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to the Chinese space station. This is the first time that the Chinese people have started their wonderful life in the space station!

Thumbs up, Chinese astronauts!

5 General Secretary Xi Jinping's conversation with astronauts

On June 23, General Secretary Xi Jinping had a phone call with astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo. The voice and image were clear and the words were heartwarming, spanning 400 kilometers and transmitted between heaven and earth.

Like, China Space Program!

6 Blessings from Heaven and Earth for the Centennial of the Founding of the Party

On July 1, a grand meeting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China was held in Tiananmen Square. A party flag from China Aerospace and four slogans fluttered in the wind.

Astronauts performing missions in space also sent their best wishes: "Happy birthday to the great Communist Party of China!"

Please rest assured, Party, I will make the country strong!

7 China's first solar exploration satellite was successfully launched

On October 14, the "Xihe" was successfully launched from my country's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on the Long March 2D carrier rocket, and China officially entered the "solar exploration era."

Like, Xihe!

8 The first Chinese female astronaut to walk in space is born

On October 16, astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu were launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft. The Chinese space station welcomed its second flight crew and the first female astronaut.

On November 8, astronaut Wang Yaping successfully completed her extravehicular mission, becoming China's first female astronaut to complete an extravehicular activity.

Like, she is the power of aerospace!

9 The first lesson of "Tiangong Classroom"

On December 9, "space teachers" Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu gave lectures on the space station. The Chinese space station welcomed its first space science class.

Like this, China's space science popularization!

10 China's Long March rocket launches 400 times

On December 10, the Long March 4B carrier rocket successfully launched the Shijian-6 satellite. At this moment, the number of launches of China's Long March series of carrier rockets officially reached 400.

Thumbs up, Long March rocket!

Come on, 2022!

Let us continue China's space super mode!

Source: CCTV.com, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Manned Space Engineering Office, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology

Text/Mammoth

Video/Zhai Yinchen, Zhen Min

Editor/Yang Sishuang

Review/Yang Jie

Producer/Cao Xiaoyong