1. "Wukong" has blazing eyes
Speaking of Wukong, the image of Sun Dasheng who soared into the clouds and mist immediately appeared in my mind. But the "Wukong" we are talking about now refers to one of our country's dark matter particle detection satellites.
The name "Wukong" is partly because it has the same piercing eyes as the Great Sage and can "see" dark matter in the vast universe. On the other hand, the name also means "understanding and exploring space".
2. "Chang'e" flies to the moon
I have heard the story of Chang'e flying to the moon so many times since I was a child. This mythical story from ancient times was first recorded in books such as "Huainanzi".
Don’t think that this is an ordinary love story. There is also the ancient people’s worship and yearning for the stars buried between the lines. Now that we have the ability, we can complete the moon that our ancestors wanted to run for! On January 23, 2004, the State Council officially approved the lunar exploration project. The name of this project is called "Chang'e Project".
3. "Tianwen" comes from Qu Yuan's long poem "Tianwen". This is a four-character poem that raises more than 170 questions in one sentence.
Among them, many questions are related to the universe. Qu Yuan asked questions about the rise and fall of the sun and the moon, as well as the shape and position of the sun, moon and stars.
More than two thousand years ago, the distant ancients asked questions about the nature of heaven and earth. More than two thousand years later, the Mars probe was launched. It was called "Tianwen", which has led the Chinese nation to question nature from ancient times to the present. The exploration took off.
4. Shenzhou: The Magical Ship of the Tianhe River
As the genuine "China's No. 1 Ship", the Shenzhou manned spaceship reached its peak when it debuted, so it is especially important to have a good name. Important things.
It contains two levels of meaning. First of all, "Shenzhou" literally means the magical boat on the Tianhe River, which is very consistent with its "ship design".
5. "Beidou" guides the way
The Big Dipper has been used by ancient people to judge direction, determine seasons, and know the time in ancient times. It is still an important star in the sky of the northern hemisphere. .
As long as you see the Big Dipper in the sky, you can find Polaris, which is always pointing north. Our ancestors used Beidou to guide the way forward on the long road, and now the Chinese still use the satellite positioning system named "Beidou" to achieve positioning and navigation.