The Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft will be launched on October 16. The flight crew is composed of Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and ye Guangfu < p > Zhang Yang, a reporter from Xinhua news agency, previously interviewed astronaut Wang Yaping. What does she think about the space station mission? What kind of commitment did you make to your daughter? What are the goals and expectations for going into space again? Please follow the reporter's publicity and walk into Wang Yaping's struggle story about "dream and love" < p > reporter: have you added "new dishes" to the space food for the space station mission < p > Wang Yaping: the food cycle of our space station mission is one week. The type of food is basically not the same in a week. From the beginning, we can only eat compressed biscuits and chocolate, to now there are hundreds of kinds of food, and the astronauts' diet in space has changed greatly Reporter: will there be strict requirements on the clothes astronauts wear in the space station < p > Wang Yaping: we will be equipped with many kinds of clothes, such as cabin work clothes, casual clothes, etc. You may not imagine that due to the long mission time of the space station, we will catch up with festivals such as the Spring Festival, and we will be specially equipped with holiday clothes. In my opinion, it's more ceremonial to celebrate the festival on the space station. In addition, due to the weightless environment in space, all kinds of clothes in space will be changed according to the cycle < p > reporter: I saw that when you taught in space on the "Shenzhou 10" mission, not only the teaching content was wonderful, but also the whole person was in good condition. How did you do it < p > Wang Yaping: we sometimes joke that space has its own "beauty" function. Because we are in a weightless environment, it is like doing facial "skin pulling", so the state will be particularly good < p > reporter: you went to space in 2013. What was the magic of space in your eyes at that time < p > Wang Yaping: at the level of human body perception, the biggest difference between space and the ground is the state of weightlessness; At the same time, space has a huge visual impact on you. "What is space like? What will it feel like to see the earth from there?" I have dreamed of such a scene many times before, but when I am really in this moment, I can only use "two words" to describe it: that is "shock" - you will feel a kind of vitality when you see the earth from space. The earth has its unique temperament, changeable expression and mysterious color. You will feel its magnificence and vastness < p > people say that "distance can produce great love", indeed. In space, the world you see will sublimate you - in your heart, many things will become "very small", such as gain and loss; Many things become "big", such as love and concern for family and motherland < p > reporter: what are the differences and challenges between the space station mission and the "Shenzhou 10" mission < p > Wang Yaping: for astronauts, the mission of the space station is brand-new. It takes longer flight time, updates its technical status and makes the mission more difficult - especially for the space station out of the cabin mission. Astronauts have to operate mechanical arms in space and carry out extravehicular maintenance, which are unprecedented in the past < p > reporter: what is the training intensity for the space station mission < p > Wang Yaping: every training for the space station mission is very challenging. Taking simulated weightlessness tank training as an example, each underwater training will last four to six hours, with huge physical consumption. Once we had a very vivid metaphor. The physical consumption of each underwater training is equivalent to running a "full horse" < p > during underwater training, the clothing worn by astronauts will have a residual pressure of 40 kPa, which requires us to fight with the clothing first, and then do the action, so it is a great power consumption. I remember when I first came to the astronaut brigade, I heard from my senior brothers that after each underwater training, my hands would shake so much that I couldn't hold chopsticks stably < p > reporter: I'd like to know how you feel after such intensive training < p > Wang Yaping: I'm always happy after practice. Because in my heart, I feel that I have practiced again and am one step closer to my dream < p > in the eyes of our astronauts, the space station mission is imminent, so each of us is training hard. You see, the muscles on my arm are "barbed", which is also constantly improving myself for the space station mission < p > reporter: what other training impressed you < p > Wang Yaping: before our female astronauts took part in the selection, centrifuge was the most frightening project for me. The roller coaster we usually ride on, when the speed is very fast, the overload of the human body is about two G - and for our centrifuge training, the body has to bear an overload of 8 g at most < p > more vividly, eight G's are equivalent to eight of your own weight pressing on your body. During training, our faces will be deformed, our chest will feel extreme pressure and have difficulty breathing, and our tears will flow out involuntarily, which can't be controlled at all < p > reporter: is there a mechanism to stop the machine during this training < p > Wang Yaping: Yes. There will be a pause button on our left. However, in the more than 20 years since the establishment of our astronaut brigade, no astronaut has pressed it. In my mind, this button does not exist. I think this is a belief and a will Reporter: since when did you want to be an astronaut < p > Wang Yaping: when the Shenzhou V spacecraft was launched in 2003, my comrades in arms and I, who were pilots at that time, witnessed this exciting moment in front of the TV. Looking at the brilliant tail flame of the rocket, I suddenly had the idea of becoming an astronaut: China has its own male and female pilots. Now we have our own male astronauts. When will there be female astronauts—— At that moment, my heart quietly planted a "seed of aerospace" < p > reporter: how long did it take you to realize this dream from a pilot to an astronaut flying into space < p > Wang Yaping: in 2009, I was in the flight force. One day, I received a notice of the selection of the second batch of astronauts, and I immediately signed up. At first, the family thought the astronauts were too dangerous and disagreed. I remember my father joked, "you can fly on the earth. How dangerous it is to run outside the earth?" but later, my family saw that I was very firm and unconditionally supported my decision < p > I didn't think of it myself ?
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