The spacecraft simulation training capsule is home of astronauts. Zhai Zhigang is in the training capsule.

　　The Astronaut Team of the PLA was established in January 1998. In the past 5 years, the astronauts have born in mind the great trust of the people and the Party to work hard and challenge their physical limitation. With outstanding courage and striking persistence, they fulfilled the first manned space flight successfully and created a new miracle in the space flight history.

　　In the past 5 years, the astronaut team has completed 58 professional training subjects in 8 categories including basic theory training, physical training, adaptability training in terms of space flight environment, psychological training, professional technological training, flight process and mission simulation training, rescue and surviving training and large scale joint maneuver. All the 14 members have met the requirements to carry out the manned space flight mission with outstanding performance and realized zero elimination rate. In all the trainings, the adaptability training in terms of space flight environment is the hardest one. The trainings such as super gravity adaptability training, zero gravity flight training, impact experience of spacecraft landing and low pressure anoxic training are challenges to the physical limitations of human being.

　　Recently, Jiang Zemin, chairman of the Central Military Commission has awarded them the honor of Hero Astronaut Team.

　　By Zhao Yang and Qiao Tianfu and Feng Kaixuan

　　(November 21, PLA Daily)