Starting from 2016, in order to commemorate the Long March 1 rocket that launched my country’s first artificial earth satellite “Dongfanghong” No. 1 into space on April 24, 1970, which kicked off the Chinese nation’s space journey, “China Space Day” “It was finally determined to be April 24th every year. The establishment of ” China Space Day ” aims to publicize China’s consistent purpose of peaceful use of outer space, vigorously promote the spirit of space, scientifically popularize space knowledge, stimulate the enthusiasm of the whole nation for exploration and innovation, and sing “explore the vast universe, develop aerospace industry, and build aerospace industry”. The main theme of “Strengthening the Country” embodies the powerful force to realize the Chinese dream and space dream.
On the morning of April 24, the first “China Space Day” theme event “Chinese Dream Space Dream” was held at the Morningside Concert Hall of Beihang University. In this “China Aerospace Day” themed event, Professor Sun Jiadong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and chief designer of the Dongfanghong-1 satellite, spoke as a representative of astronauts, telling his story with China’s aerospace industry. In his speech, Mr. Sun said: “People must step away from the earth and go into space step by step.”

Professor Sun Jiadong: Advisor to the Advisory Committee of Qiushi Science and Technology Foundation

Professor Sun Jiadong has successively served as the technical director of the satellite overall design department of the China Academy of Space Technology, deputy director of the Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Aerospace, and deputy minister of the Ministry of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Currently, he is a senior technical advisor of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. In 1999, he won the “Two Bombs and One Satellite” Meritorious Service Medal. In 2009, he won the National Highest Science and Technology Award and the National Science and Technology Progress Special Award. As one of the most influential scientists in China’s aerospace industry, Professor Sun Jiadong also serves as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Qiushi Foundation. His personal credibility, academic level, moral conscience and foresight have all contributed to the Qiushi Science and Technology Award becoming a major player in the Chinese scientific community. The important reason for being an influential award also makes the Qiushi Science and Technology Award authoritative and credible in supporting and rewarding the achievements of China’s aerospace industry.
Looking back at the history of the Qiushi Science and Technology Foundation, from the “Outstanding Scientist Award” awarded to the four aerospace veterans Ren Xinmin, Liang Shoupan, Tu Shou’e, and Huang Weilu in 1994 when it was first established, to the award in 2003 to the Shenzhou spacecraft, which made outstanding contributions to the successful test of the unmanned spacecraft. Scientific research team “Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement Collective Award”, the foundation has been paying close attention to and vigorously supporting the development of my country’s aerospace industry.

The four aerospace veterans who won the first “Qiushi Outstanding Scientist Award” in 1994

In 1996, the four aerospace veterans had a cheerful conversation with Professor Yang Zhenning during the Qiushi event.

Among the winners of the first Qiushi Outstanding Scientist Award, there are four pioneers and founders of China’s aerospace industry: Ren Xinmin, an expert in missile overall and liquid engine technology; Huang Weilu, an expert in rocket and missile control technology; Liang Shoupan, known as the “Father of Coastal Defense Missiles” “; Tu Shou’e, a famous missile and rocket expert. They were honored as the “Four Elders of Aerospace” and were veterans of China’s scientific and technological circles at that time. They not only persisted in scientific research and made numerous achievements during the most difficult years of New China, but also cultivated many outstanding successors. Compared with their outstanding achievements, the 1 million yuan bonus is not too much, but too late. These great scientists have been in poverty for most of their lives, and some have even passed away… The Qiushi Foundation awards them heavily to express its high respect for them.

Professor Ren Xinmin: Winner of the first “Qiushi Outstanding Scientist Award” in 1994

Ren Xinmin (1915-), an expert in aerospace technology and liquid rocket engine technology, is one of the important pioneers of China’s missile and aerospace technology. One of China’s “two bombs and one satellite founders” and one of the “Four Elders of China’s Aerospace Industry”. He led and participated in the development of the first self-designed liquid rocket engine for short- and medium-range ballistic surface-to-surface missiles. He has won 2 National Science and Technology Progress Special Awards, the Qiushi Fund Outstanding Scientist Award, and Outstanding Contribution to China’s Manned Spaceflight Work Meritorious Service Medal, “Two Bombs and One Star” Meritorious Service Medal, etc.
Ren Xinmin is the winner of the highest honor award for China’s aerospace industry in the past 50 years. He is engaged in the development of missiles and aerospace models and has made outstanding contributions to the overall technology of liquid engines and models. As the technical director of the launch vehicle, he led the launch of China’s first artificial satellite; he served as the chief designer and presided over six large-scale aerospace projects, including experimental satellite communications, practical satellite communications, Fengyun-1 meteorological satellite, and the launch of foreign satellites. development and launch work.

Professor Liang Shoupan: Winner of the first “Qiushi Outstanding Scientist Award” in 1994

Liang Shoupan (1916-), one of the founders of my country’s aerospace industry, a famous missile and rocket expert, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a senior technical advisor to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. The first chief designer of China’s coastal defense missile weapon system, he is known as the “Father of China’s coastal defense missiles.”
Liang Shoupan’s achievements and contributions in science and technology are not only reflected in his scientific works and discussions, but more importantly in the practice of missile development. With his profound basic theoretical knowledge, agile thinking and rich practical experience, Grasp the technical direction and technical approaches; lead scientific and technological personnel to solve a number of key technical issues; participate in decision-making on technical solutions and other major technical issues for various missiles; lead and participate in the design, trial production, testing, production and flight testing of various missiles , successfully developed a variety of missiles, which met the urgent needs of military equipment and substantially enhanced China’s national defense strength.

Professor Tu Shou’e: Winner of the first “Qiushi Outstanding Scientist Award” in 1994

Tu Shou’e (born in 1917) is an expert in overall rocket design and one of China’s “Four Aerospace Elders”. He has successively served as researcher and senior technical advisor of China Aerospace Industry Corporation. He has served as associate professor at Southwest Associated University, professor at Tsinghua University, professor at Beijing Institute of Aeronautics, director of the Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense, deputy director of the First Research Institute of the Seventh Aircraft Ministry and director of the Science and Technology Committee, and senior consultant of the Ministry of Aeronautics and Astronautics. One of the pioneers of China’s missile and aerospace technology. He led the team to participate in the initial trial production of surface-to-air missiles and served as deputy chief designer; developed liquid ballistic surface-to-surface short-range missiles and medium-range missiles and served as chief designer; developed intercontinental missiles and the Long March 2 launch vehicle and served as chief designer. He was awarded first-class merit by the Ministry of Aerospace, the Qiushi Foundation Outstanding Scientist Award, the National Science and Technology Progress Award special prize, and in 1999 won the “Two Bombs and One Satellite” Meritorious Service Medal.

Professor Huang Weilu: Winner of the first “Qiushi Outstanding Scientist Award” in 1994

Huang Weilu (born in 1916) is a famous Chinese rocket and missile control technology expert and one of the founders of the aerospace industry. He is known as the “Father of Julang” and “Father of Dongfeng-21”. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991. (Member of the academic department).
Huang Weilu has been engaged in the development of missile weapon systems for a long time. He successfully led the development of China’s first solid submarine strategic missile. He proposed the idea of ​​”one bomb, two uses”, moved submarine missiles ashore, and successfully developed a land-based mobile solid strategic missile weapon system. The successful development of these two models provided a theoretical basis for the development of China’s solid strategic missiles and explored China’s The development rules of solid rockets have filled the gaps in China’s missile and aerospace technology.

Scientific researchers who made outstanding contributions to the successful unmanned spacecraft test in 2003 won the “Qiushi Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement Collective Award”

In 2004, at the 10th anniversary celebration of the foundation held in Shenzhen, several Chinese heroes gathered with Qiushi.
From left: Chen Zhuang, former executive secretary of the foundation, Gu Yidong and Zhou Guangzhao, chief designers of the space application system, Huang Chunping, chief commander of the rocket system, Mr. Zha Jimin, Qi Faren, chief designer of the spacecraft system, Shi Jinmiao, deputy chief designer of the spacecraft system

Among the winners of the first Qiushi Outstanding Scientist Award, there are four pioneers and founders of China’s aerospace industry: Ren Xinmin, an expert in missile overall and liquid engine technology; Huang Weilu, an expert in rocket and missile control technology; Liang Shoupan, known as the “Father of Coastal Defense Missiles” “; Tu Shou’e, a famous missile and rocket expert. They were honored as the “Four Elders of Aerospace” and were veterans of China’s scientific and technological circles at that time. They not only persisted in scientific research and made numerous achievements during the most difficult years of New China, but also cultivated many outstanding successors. Compared with their outstanding achievements, the 1 million yuan bonus is not too much, but too late. These great scientists have been in poverty for most of their lives, and some have even passed away… The Qiushi Foundation awards them heavily to express its high respect for them.

In 2003, under the difficult conditions of low investment, difficult tasks and heavy responsibilities, Chinese astronauts worked together and worked together to complete the design, manufacture, successful launch and scientific testing of Shenzhou unmanned spacecraft No. 1-4, providing the basis for manned spacecraft. God makes final preparations. In response to this situation, the Qiushi Foundation, after careful discussion and review, awarded the “Qiushi Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement Collective Award” to six outstanding representatives who participated in the development of the four Shenzhou unmanned spacecraft: Leading the Shenzhou spacecraft aerospace engineering application system Researcher Gu Yidong, who has made important contributions to the development of China’s space science and space application technology; Commander-in-Chief Yuan Jiajun, who is responsible for the development of the overall system of the Shenzhou spacecraft and has made outstanding contributions to the four successful launches of the Shenzhou unmanned spacecraft; proposed solutions that are in line with national conditions For the three-cabin plan, Deputy Commander Shi Jinmiao made significant contributions to the key technologies of the spacecraft propulsion system; he made significant contributions to the formulation of the overall spacecraft plan and led the solution of guidance, navigation and control, return attitude adjustment and braking, recovery landing, etc. Academician Qi Faren, who is responsible for a series of key technologies; Professor Huang Chunping, a pioneer in China’s re-entry vehicle technology and has made major contributions to many major technological breakthroughs in re-entry vehicles; he pioneered China’s launch vehicle bundling and separation technology to improve the carrying capacity of the launch vehicle and Chief Designer Liu Zhusheng, who laid the foundation for the launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft.
The manned spacecraft is a huge scientific project that attracts the attention of the whole country and the world. Its development cannot allow for the slightest negligence or error. It requires everyone in the tens of thousands of people participating in the development team to be meticulous and complete the tasks they undertake under unified command, with quality and on schedule. . Its success not only relies on the wisdom and correct decisions of a few experts and leaders, but also should be attributed to the collaborative spirit and hard work of the entire collective. The Foundation decided to issue this award at this moment when manned spaceflight has not been finally realized. It not only recognizes the achievements of these six experts, but also expresses respect for the entire staff of the Shenzhou development team. It also represents the respect of all Chinese and overseas Chinese. their support and expectations. This award not only reflects the Qiushi Foundation’s ardent hope and strong support for China’s aerospace industry and China’s science and technology industry, but also reflects the foundation’s patriotic sentiment. We have always had full confidence in China’s manned space mission and China’s science and technology undertakings.
China’s aerospace industry has gone through 60 years. From scratch, from small to large, from weak to strong, it has become a high-tech industry with strategic significance in our country. It has formed an effective aerospace system engineering management system and mechanism, and established a complete Supporting scientific research, production and innovation system. Taking the establishment of “China Aerospace Day” as a new starting point, the Qiushi Foundation will continue to pay attention to and vigorously support the development of China’s aerospace industry.