From 4 second 10 minute of 21 o’clock, hundreds of eyes steering at the screen in Hexi Dinging Hall on the Minhang Campus, many students counted, “10, 9, 8, 7, …3, 2, 1, igniting!” After a deafening sound, the Space Craft Shenzhou VII flied up to the sky from the launch pad and it went to the expected course. Thunderous applauses went on for quite a long time.
In this sleepless night, our dining halls, dormitories, classrooms or elsewhere with TV sets were crowded by students who were watching the launching of Space Craft Shenzhou VII. By the way, a lot of students watched the live broadcast through the Internet in their dormitories. As a result, the live broadcast of Space Craft Shenzhou VII became the most eye-catching cyber-program that night.
It is reported that there were no vacancy in Hexi Dining Hall at half past 20 that night.
Hu, student of the Department of Mathematics, said, “Sincerely speaking, when the rocket flied up to the sky, I felt very proud. It proves that our technology of space and aviation has come to an advanced field in the world.”
Dai Cheng, free normal student of 08 Grade of the Department of History, took many photos from the screen by his camera in his mobile phone. “Those photos are of great significance,” he said, “A few years later, I will be a teacher. I hope I can make some contributions like the astronauts had done. I will dedicate to education and train more talents for my country.”
Chinese medicine was brought into the space for the first time, which gave deep impression on Fang, a student of School of Information Science. She thought it glorified and spread our traditional culture.
Jiang Jinkui, post-graduate of School of Educational Science, paid great attention to the 3 taikonauts in the compartment of Shenzhou VII. He said, “The determination to conquering any difficulty of the taikonauts gives me great encouragement. Just like Jin Haipeng’s words – the higher and steeper of the mountain, the better the vision is, perseverance is very important to us. We should learn from them in that perspective.”
Tan Junye and Wang Yizhen, 2 exchange students from Hongkong, said, “We feel very excited about the advancement of our country’s space activities. We are also very proud of our country.”
Moreover, the launching of the Spacecraft gave some inspiration to our students. Zhang Xiaobo, 07 Grade student of the Department of Educational Information and Technology, suggested that we could design some cyber-games about Space Travel, which could enable us to understand more mysteries of the universe and to feel like a taikonaut. Wang Xiaoting, 06 Grade student of the Department of Applied Psychology, wished that Space Travelling could be open to the common people after the technology become mature.
