Wang Yaping, together with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangin, went into the Shenzhou XII on Oct 16. The 41-year-old Wang became the first female astronaut to go into Tiangong space station. Wang's space dream 1 in 2003, when China sent is first astronaut Yang Liwei into space. She told 2 ," China now has a male astronaut. When will there be a female one?" At that time, Wang was a(n)3 in the Chinese army.
After having safe fights (飞行) for 1,600 hours over nine years, Wang was a strong candidate(候选人) to become an astronaut in 2010. She worked 4 , getting the same training as men. "The space environment won't change (变化) 5 you are a woman," she said. That strong spirit finally made her dream 6 in 2013. She joined the team for the Shenzhou X mission. On December 9, Wang and her partners had a class from China's space station. "Can you use the Internet in the space station? "Can we 7 you emails?" Students asked Wang Yaping many questions. During the about one-hour class, students learned about the living and 8 environments of the space station and 9 experiments (实验) .
A student said she was most interested in the water "ball" experiment.
"I didn't know bubbles could stay inside water 'ball' in space." Students showed a great interest in space and 10 . Many of them dream of being an astronaut when they grow up. Wang and her partners carry the spirit of every young man who dreams of something big.
