Let’s remember Qian Xuesen together today. This is the best way to commemorate him!

Beijing Time

October 31, 2023 at 8:11

The return capsule of the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site

Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, Gui Haichao

The three astronauts are in good health.

Shenzhou 16 manned flight mission is a complete success

The return capsule of the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site. Source: Xinhua News Agency

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Safe and sound

Today is not only the day when the Shenzhou-16 crew returns triumphantly.

He is also the founder of my country's aerospace industry.

Qian Xuesen, winner of the "Two Bombs and One Satellite" Medal of Merit

14th anniversary of death

His last name is Qian, but he doesn't love money

Early 1950s

New China started off with great difficulty amidst arduous exploration

At that time, my country did not have its own nuclear weapons and satellites.

The "Two Bombs and One Satellite" Program is Imperative

At this time

Qian Xuesen, who is far away on the other side of the ocean

At the age of 35, he became a tenured professor at MIT

After learning that New China was founded

These "fame" and "profit" are just like passing clouds to him.

Qian Xuesen had only one strong thought in his mind.

That is to return to the homeland and serve the motherland

Qian Xuesen was examined at a hearing held by the FBI and the Immigration Bureau

To return home

Qian Xuesen resigned from all his positions in the United States

But the US military doesn't want to let him go back home

Daniel Kimbel, the US Navy's deputy secretary, even said

"One Qian Xuesen is worth five Marine divisions. I would rather shoot this guy than let him go back to China!"

39 years old

Qian Xuesen was illegally detained by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Immigration and Naturalization Service

After being released on bail, Qian Xuesen spent another five years under house arrest.

In 1955, Qian Xuesen sent a letter back to his motherland

The letter said that there was not a day, a moment, or a moment

No desire to return home to participate in the great construction boom

A group photo of Qian Xuesen and his family when he returned to China

Under the negotiation of the Chinese government

44-year-old Qian Xuesen finally boarded the

President Cleveland departs for home

Before sailing, he gave a speech to the press

"I will do my utmost to build my country together with the Chinese people and enable my compatriots to live a happy life with dignity."

"If foreigners can do it, why can't Chinese people do it?"

After Qian Xuesen returned to China

Confident in China's missile development

October 8, 1956

It is the first anniversary of Qian Xuesen's return to the motherland

The Day

The first rocket and missile research institute in my country established by Qian Xuesen

The Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense was established

Qian Xuesen (first from right) and Nie Rongzhen (second from right) presided over the nuclear missile launch test

55 years old

Qian Xuesen served as the chief technical officer of the experiment

Witnessed the success of the two-bomb combination test

Qian Xuesen gives a lecture at the China Academy of Space Systems Science and Engineering

In 1967, Qian Xuesen spoke at a satellite program demonstration meeting

The term "aerospace" was first proposed

From then on, China's space exploration activities had a standardized and special terminology.

He used his knowledge and practical experience

Promote the development and overall planning of the national space industry

And conduct teaching by example

Cultivated aerospace technology reserve forces for many countries

In his later years, Qian Xuesen was still concerned about China's space industry

At the age of 82, he wrote in a letter

"In the 21st century, Chinese people must show their prowess in aerospace aircraft. This is a national event!"

In his mind, sending Chinese people into space

It is also what I wish for.

Five years of journey back to China, ten years of success in developing two atomic bombs

Decades of perseverance and dedication

Qian Xuesen's outstanding contributions and unyielding noble character

Gained wide recognition from the world

He once said, "The people saying that I have done something for the country and the nation is the highest reward."

October 31, 2009

Qian Xuesen passed away at the age of 98

today

On the 14th anniversary of Qian Xuesen's death

In memory of the people's scientists!

Review expert: Luo Xingbo (Center for Modern Scientists, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Author: Cai Lin, Song Yajuan, Wang Yuanyuan (internship)

Sources: People's Daily, CCTV News, Xinhua News Agency, Guangming Daily