The Long March rocket was named before it was born. Because my country’s aviation industry started late at that time and the journey was long, the astronauts named the rocket Long March 1. The final victory of the Long March also heralded the future. There will definitely be victory. In addition, space journey is inherently a long distance. The name of the Long March rocket symbolizes multiple meanings.
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The aerospace spirit and the Long March spirit are of the same origin. Not only that, the Red Army’s fearless and persevering style during the Long March has always inspired the rejuvenation of the nation. The entire process.————Liang Xiaohong
"Long March"——When talking about these two words, two things will definitely come to mind in every Chinese person's mind. One is that 70 years ago. On the long journey of 25,000 miles, another thing is the "Long March" rocket that has been sending our country's satellites and even astronauts into space for 36 years.
"Our launch vehicle is named after the Long March. Coincidence," said Liang Xiaohong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the birthplace of the "Long March" series of launch vehicles. So, who named our launch vehicle "Long March"? There are many differences between the two "Long March" What kind of connection is there? As an expert in my country's strategic missile and launch vehicle technology and one of the main pioneers, Academician Xie Guangxuan, the first chief designer of the "Long March 3" launch vehicle and the honorary advisor of China's first manned space flight mission, revealed for us Answered the mystery.
★The development of rockets is similar to the Long March. The Red Army's Long March took more than two years, and the development of "Long March 1" took a full 12 years
Speaking of "Long March" "The origin of this naming cannot but mention the development process of the "Long March 1" carrier rocket that launched the "Dongfanghong 1" satellite. Academician Xie Guangxuan, who is honored as "Mr. Xie" said with emotion, "The development of the rocket Similar to the Long March, the Red Army's Long March was a march and took more than two years. The development of the 'Long March 1' was also a long march and took 12 years."
The "12 years" said by Mr. Xie It starts from 1958. At that time, the former Soviet Union launched the first artificial earth satellite in October 1957. In May 1958, Chairman Mao Zedong proposed at the Second Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, "We also "To build an artificial earth satellite". This was a huge challenge for China's scientific, technological and industrial level at that time. It could only be achieved through long-term hard work and continuous innovation like the "Long March".