The interests of the motherland are paramount

　　 ——Jing Haipeng, a national moral model in the military system

■ Shan Huifen, a reporter of the PLA Daily

At 1:16 on November 8, after about 6.5 hours of extravehicular activities, the crew of Shenzhou 13 astronauts worked closely to successfully complete all the scheduled tasks of extravehicular activities. Tianhe Core Module has once again become the focus of attention.

Jing Haipeng, a super astronaut of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Astronauts Brigade, was very excited when he watched his comrades in arms go on another expedition. The dream chasing journey of three tours of the sky seemed to be presented again.

From the completion of China's first space extravehicular activities on Shenzhou 7, to the completion of China's first manned space rendezvous and docking on Shenzhou 9, to the first medium-term stay in orbit on Shenzhou 11... Jing Haipeng was the astronaut who performed the most manned missions and the longest flight time in China. Behind this is his perseverance and determination to train hard, challenge limits and surpass himself.

"The interests of the motherland are above everything!" The eight characters engraved on the front of the apartment of the astronaut team have become Jing Haipeng's belief in integrating into his blood.

In high school, Jing Haipeng accidentally saw a heroic picture of an air force pilot, from which he dreamed of flying. Having been a pilot for 13 years, he started a new journey to pursue his dream when he learned about the selection of astronauts.

In 1998, Jing Haipeng was selected as one of the first Chinese astronauts. Facing the national flag, he solemnly swore: "Willing to fight for the manned space industry of the motherland for life."

The seeds of dreams need sweat. Simulated weightlessness tank training, low pressure hypoxia training, abnormal situation handling... During the 10 years from being selected as the first astronaut to flying for the first time, Jing Haipeng and his comrades in arms carried out professional skills training of eight categories and hundreds of courses, and charged again and again toward physiological and psychological limits with amazing perseverance. In his view, 99.99 points and 100 points are the difference between success and failure for manned space industry. Every training needs to be done to the extreme.

After ten years of waiting, a dream will come true. On September 27, 2008, the high-speed Shenzhou VII manned spacecraft ushered in the first space walk of Chinese people.

When Zhai Zhigang, a comrade in arms, opened the cabin door, an alarm of "orbital cabin fire" suddenly came from the astronauts' earphones.

Jing Haipeng and his comrade in arms immediately checked the relevant systems and equipment, and judged that the orbital module was in a vacuum state at this time, so it was impossible to have a fire. Post analysis showed that the orbital cabin fire alarm was a false alarm.

The astronauts have never considered other options for promising their country and fearing life and death.

In each triumph, Jing Haipeng's first task is to reset to zero, "super long standby", to receive "devil training" again and again, and to face the challenges again and again.

Determined to prepare for war, he did not dare to relax for a moment, so that he had the second and third flight of "lucky" in the eyes of others. On June 18, 2012, he completed the precise "handshake" between Shenzhou 9 and Tiangong 1, and was the first to enter Tiangong 1. On October 19, 2016, Shenzhou 11 docked with Tiangong 2 to form an assembly, and Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong successfully entered the space "new home". Since then, the two astronauts have worked and lived for 30 days. That time, Jing Haipeng realized the first space running of Chinese people and celebrated his 50th birthday in space. The Chinese people have taken another step towards their dream of building a space station.

After three tours of the sky, there are countless hardships and sweat behind the feat. Jing Haipeng has printed the footprints of Chinese people in the vast starry sky. On the third flight, he was grateful: "I grew up from a rural child to an astronaut, realized one dream after another, and climbed one step after another. This is the result of the education and training of the Party and the people, and is the support of the motherland."

"The space dream has a long way to go, and every astronauter is doing his best to run his own stick. The national moral model honor is the highest praise for the dedication of all astronauters." In the face of lofty honor, Jing Haipeng always remains modest.

"Will you fly next time?" "I'm always ready to go to war at any time." Jing Haipeng, 55 years old this year, has a sonorous voice and a firm expression.