This sentence determines Qian Xuesen's career in rocket, missile and aerospace. More than 4 years have passed, and now Qian Xuesen is 9 years old. With his fundamental contribution to China's rocket and missile technology, space technology and even the whole national defense high-tech cause, he wrote a splendid chapter for the modernization of our army's weapons and equipment.
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On February 17th, 1956, after careful consideration, Qian Xuesen put forward "Opinions on Establishing China's National Defense Aviation Industry", and made incisive opinions on the organizational plan, development plan and specific measures of China's rocket and missile undertakings. The Opinion is highly valued by the CPC Central Committee. Soon, Qian Xuesen was appointed to be responsible for establishing the first rocket and missile research institution in China-the Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense. On October 8th, the first anniversary of Qian Xuesen's return to China, the Fifth Academy of National Defense was announced and Qian Xuesen was appointed as the president. New China's rocket, missile and space undertakings have thus begun a difficult journey. A new career starts, and there are many things. Qian Xuesen first gave an introduction to missiles to 156 college students who had just been assigned, so that these technicians who had never seen missiles could understand the most basic professional knowledge. He drew up the study plan of aerodynamics, engine and other related majors, and guided the establishment of the research room of missile general, aerodynamics, engine and missile body structure.
Jiuquan launch site. Like ordinary scientists and technicians, Qian Xuesen slept in tents and ate coarse grains, and organized the test, calculation, analysis and research of missile tests. Under the difficult conditions of the sudden withdrawal of all experts from the former Soviet Union, he led China scientists to overcome various difficulties. On November 5, 196, he successfully conducted the flight test of China's first missile. Nie Rongzhen at the scene said happily: "This is an important turning point in the history of China's military equipment." On October 27th, 1966, Qian Xuesen participated in organizing the flight explosion test of China's first medium and short-range surface-to-surface missile with nuclear warhead, that is, the "two-bomb combination" test of atomic bomb and missile. The nuclear warhead successfully exploded over the predetermined location, which shocked the world. China's national defense modernization has once again achieved a historic leap.
As a great scientist, Qian Xuesen's vision is always forward-looking. Shortly after the successful launch of the first missile, Qian Xuesen organized relevant experts to discuss the development path of China's surface-to-surface missiles, formed the Opinions on the Development Path of China's surface-to-surface missiles, and put forward the long-term development plan of China's short-range, medium-range, medium-long-range and intercontinental missiles. Subsequently, ground-to-air missiles, coastal defense missiles, solid engines, solid missiles, anti-missile systems and launch vehicles were also launched under his organization and coordination. In January 1965, he submitted a report to the Central Committee, suggesting that the research plan of China's artificial satellite should be formulated as soon as possible and included in the national task. The engineering code of China's first artificial satellite was thus designated as "Project 651", and Qian Xuesen was responsible for the overall technical coordination and organization and implementation of "Satellite-Arrow-Ground System". On April 24th, 197, China's first artificial satellite "Dongfanghong-1" traveled in space, announcing to the world that the new China had ushered in the dawn of the space age.
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Qian Xuesen is one of the founders of military high technology in China. He not only made outstanding contributions to the cause of "two bombs and one satellite", but also put forward high-level important ideas and viewpoints for China's military scientific research, and directly advocated the establishment and development of military system engineering and military operations research. As early as the late 197s, Qian Xuesen profoundly expounded the idea that "war is a science". He pointed out: "We should use modern science and technology to study the laws of war and the science of war, which forms modern military science."
after painstaking research, Qian Xuesen made a complete exposition of the military science system in a written speech in 1998. He pointed out: "In military science, the basic theoretical level is military science, the technical theoretical level is military operational research, and the applied technical level is military system engineering." He defined the role and function of military system engineering as "using modern scientific and technological methods to better solve practical problems in the implementation of military lines and strategies", and summarized the main problems to be solved as follows: combat simulation; Demonstration of design scheme, determination of tactical and technical indicators and effectiveness evaluation of weapon equipment system; Organization and management of logistics system; Design of operational command system; Quantitative analysis of strategic issues and war simulation.
in may 1978, at the suggestion of Qian Xuesen and others, our army started the research pilot work of military operations research and system engineering, and the Academy of Military Sciences established the first military operations research and analysis institution. Nowadays, military operations research and military system engineering have been widely used in our army's strategy and tactics, troop establishment system and force structure research, and have achieved fruitful results.
regarding China's national defense strategy, Qian Xuesen put forward a series of important suggestions which are overall, forward-looking and feasible. In the 198s, he pointed out that "skirmishes" in some areas may be our main war style until the beginning of the 21st century. In order to build some elite troops that must be kept at ordinary times and can fight immediately, we should seriously solve this problem from the aspects of military establishment and equipment. These suggestions have been highly valued by the military leading organs and have now been reflected in practice. He also made many important suggestions on China's national defense strategy and the reform and development of military industry. He also put forward the viewpoint that military enterprises should implement "civil-military integration" and civilian enterprises should implement "civil-military integration", and the viewpoint of reforming military enterprises with "flexible automatic production system", which provided important ideas for the reform of military enterprises in China and the mobilization preparation of civilian enterprises in wartime.
In his later years, Qian Xuesen particularly emphasized the interdisciplinary research of military science. In 1999, he pointed out to the leading comrades of the General Assembly and Academy of Military Sciences who went to visit him that the development of science is inseparable from the intersection, interaction and mutual reference of various disciplines. National defense construction is a big system, and all the problems encountered in practice are big problems, but experts often look at the problems from their own specialties, which has great limitations, and should advocate mutual exchanges and discussions among disciplines.
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It is Qian Xuesen's lifelong wish to seek the long-term development of China's military high-tech and military modernization. Therefore, with the foresight of scientists, he put forward a strategic view on the training of national defense and military scientific and technological talents. Since 1985, Qian Xuesen has talked about the topic of "scientific and technological talents" many times. Qian Xuesen said: "Now it is required to train a group of scientific and technological talents, that is, a group of engineers, scientists and thinkers"; "When a competent person leads a clear goal, he should consider it from basic application to engineering practice". Qian Xuesen supports new disciplines and fosters marginal disciplines, and every innovative viewpoint and idea can be encouraged. He said: "We should advocate innovative thinking and leave it to practice to test whether it is correct or not."
as early as 1986, Qian Xuesen believed that the high-tech revolution would bring about the rapid development of military technology and the army would become a knowledge-intensive department. All kinds of advanced weapon systems will be widely used in future wars, and the battlefield situation is complicated, which puts forward higher requirements for commanders' scientific, technological, cultural and military literacy. After analyzing the cultural level of foreign military officers and our military officers, he keenly pointed out that in order to cope with the possible future wars, military cadres should gradually reach the cultural level of university or above, teachers should be masters, military cadres should be doctors, and the cultural level of soldiers should be improved accordingly. His foresight is highly valued by the Central Military Commission and the headquarters.
Qian Xuesen, who is 9 years old this year, is still always concerned about the progress of national defense high technology and military modernization. He told the leading comrades of the Military Commission who came to visit him that we should pay close attention to the strategic research of scientific and technological development and the construction of talent team. The reporter saw in Qian's hometown that in the most conspicuous place on the bookshelf opposite his couch, there was a model of the "Shenzhou" spacecraft. Through the flying Shenzhou, his wise eyes will always look at the soaring future of the motherland.
*-"Marxist philosophy is the source of wisdom!"
*-"I have been studying Marxist philosophy for nearly 3 years and always try to guide my work with Marxist philosophy."
*-"A Marxist will never love the people and never be unpatriotic."
*-"I am just a drop in the ocean, very small. What is truly great is the people of China, the * * * production party of China and the * * * Republic of China! "
*-"My career is in China, my achievement is in China, and my home is in China."
*-"During my stay in the United States, I was asked several times if I had saved any insurance money, and I said I didn't save a dollar."
*-"Because I am from China, I don't intend to live in the United States all my life."
*-"I spent the first three or four years in the United States studying, and the last ten years working. All this is in preparation, in order to do something for the people after returning to the motherland. Because I am from China. "
*-"Do scientists only need data and formulas? People who engage in science also need inspiration, and many of my inspirations are realized from art. "
*-"I think today's science and technology are not only natural science and engineering technology, but the whole knowledge system for people to know and transform the objective world."
*-"We can't follow suit. This is not the scientific spirit. The most important thing in the scientific spirit is innovation."
*-"I can't be divorced from the vast number of scientific and technological personnel" (the unit wants to build a house for him, but he firmly disagrees)
*-"My family name is Qian, but I don't love money. Personally, I am just a drop in the ocean. What is really great is the party, the people and our country. "