The pictures of the Chinese flag on the moon made headlines(头版头条)in China and abroad following the landing of the Chang'e —5 spacecraft.
Zhou Chengyu, a 24-year-old from Guizhou Province, has also got a lot of attention. She is the youngest—ever space commander(指挥) in Wenchang, China. She was one of the important leaders in the project.
Born in 1996 in Guizhou, Zhou is now named "Dajie" (big sister) by her workmates. She is only 1.58 meters tall. Zhou was an active and hard—working student in middle school. "She liked writing down her mistakes and seldom made the same mistakes twice", said one of her middle school teachers. "She had always dreamed of being a scientist, " In 2014, she was accepted into National University of Defense Technology. She used her time wisely and worked really hard at university.
After finishing her university, she became an astronaut in the Chang'e—5 space project.
She said that she was just a Spaceflight Worker without great achievements. She hoped that people could pay more attention to the development of China's space project.
| A. She has played a key role in the Chang'e —5 pace project. B. Zhou said she was a little surprised when she learned that she was so popular online. C. In fact, the big sister is not so big. D. and she did quite well in physics and chemistry. E. But that wasn't the only thing that caught people's attention. |
