A long reportage named True Story of China's
Astronauts?was published and issued by the People's
Publishing House on October 18, 2003, three days after China's
first space hero Yang Liwei's flight into the space. Before this
publication, it has always been something forbidden, a top secret
in China to report on the experimental research on Shenzhou manned
spacecraft and the process from the selection of astronauts to the
flight into the space.
The True Story of China's Astronauts unveiled for the
first time China's magnificent and picturesque scroll, the manned
aerospace engineering, which recorded in precise detail the whole
process of China's first spacecraft right from the very motion,
planning, research to the development and final blast-off. It has
brought to the readers the training and living of China's
first-generation astronauts, showing them the beautiful
space-suits, the delicious space-food and their residence, the
mysterious "red building". Thanks to the highly authoritative and
original introduction in this book, the readers can also get to
know the colorful and varied experience of Yang Liwei, China's
first man into the space. The book collects over fifty photos in
color and black-and-white, and what is more important is that it
abounds in exclusive first-hand historical material and
information. The author of this book, Zuo Saichun, is the press
officer with China Aerospace Science and Technology
Corporation.
(People's Daily October 20, 2003)
