双语科技百科(近现代成就) 第119期:神舟五号
Shenzhou V Spacecraft
Shenzhou V-atop a Long March 2F rocket-was successfully launched on October 15, 2003 ,at 09:00 Beijing time ( UTC +8) ,carrying one astronaut, Yang Liwei. As the country’s first manned space launch, the launch of the Shenzhou V space capsule, however, will mark China’s entry to an exclusive club by becoming only the third nation in history to successfully place an astronaut into Earth’s orbit after the United States and Russia. Chinese President Hu Jintao watched the launch of the spaceship. The Shenzhou program, supported and run by the military, had been carried out under much secrecy. Most people got their first glimpse of the launch preparations on Monday, when Chinese state television began airing news stories and a documentary on the upcoming mission. At 09:34 Beijing time( UTC + 8) , the astronaut send the message of“I feel good. ”to the earth. And when it came to the sixth orbiting around the earth there was the first “sky-to-ground greeting” between Yang Liwei and Cao Gangchuan, the Defense Minister. At 18:40 Beijing time ( UTC +8) , Yang Liwei displayed the national flag of China and the flag of --UN and gave the greetings to the Earth. Yang Liwei also had a communication with his families at 19:59 Beijing time ( UTC +8).
“神舟五号”载人飞船是中国神舟号飞船系列之一，为中国首次发射的载人航天飞行器，于北京时间(UTC +8)2003年10月15日9时在中国酒泉航天发射中心用“长征二号”F型运载火箭发射，将航天员杨利伟送入太空。这次的成功发射标志着中国成为继前苏联（现由俄罗斯承继）和美国之后，第三个有能力独自将人送上太空的国家。中国国家主席胡锦涛在现场观看了飞船的发射。“神舟五号”的研制和发射都是由军方实施，相当保密。许多人是在周一即将发射前官方媒体开始对此进行报导时才首次了解发射的准备过程。9时34分杨利伟向地面表示“感觉良好”。17时32分，飞船在进行第六圈飞行时，杨利伟与国防部长曹刚川进行第一次“天地对话”。18时40分，中国航天员杨利伟在太空展示中国国旗和联合国旗，并向地球发出问候。19时59分，杨利伟与家人通话。The launch of Shenzhou V took place at the Jiuqian Space Center, in north- western Gansu Province and landed after orbiting about the Earth 14 times during a 21-hour period in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The orbital module remains in orbit for several months.
“神舟五号”在完成了14圈绕地球的飞行后，返回舱于2003年10月16日6时23分在内蒙古着陆场成功着陆，离预定着陆地点仅差4.8千米。轨道舱继续绕地球运行半年左右。
