At 9:16 PM last night (it is said the exact time was 21:16:03.507 on September 29, 2011), Tiangong-1 lifted off!
Our homeroom teacher very generously allowed us to watch the live broadcast during evening self-study. Except for a minor regret that the video lagged at the beginning and we missed the moment of ignition, everything was basically great. Seeing the launch process, my classmates expressed their amazement at China’s technology. Of course, due to the lack of popularity of aerospace knowledge, questions kept popping up. As an astronomy enthusiast, I had to answer them one by one. Fortunately, those questions were basically answerable. They were actually quite elementary, such as: "What is Tiangong-1?", "Will there be people on it?", "Where is it going to fly?", and so on.
What’s even more interesting is that this afternoon, when the physics teacher was talking about uniform circular motion, he immediately used Tiangong-1 as an example to explain the motion of artificial celestial bodies. In this era, information updates are truly fast! ^_^
Although there is still a large gap between Tiangong-1 and similar foreign products, after all, everything has just begun. As a completely independent and self-developed country, being able to achieve this should be considered very good. We must have full confidence in our motherland! Let us be full of anticipation and look forward to the moment when Tiangong and Shenzhou are docked ^_^
Tiangong Tracking: http://www.heavens-above.com
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