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Letter from Space | One Family Letter Connects Heaven and Earth, the Torch Passes On to Explore the Stars

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太空家书|一封家书联天地 薪火赓续探星河

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  1. Published20 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
  2. Collected2026-10-20 17:49:14 UTC, run 175
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Xinhua published a narrative feature timed to the 90th anniversary of the Long March, reporting that Shenzhou-23 commander Zhu Yangzhu read aloud aboard Tiangong a letter written by Sun Dongning — son of Red Army battalion commander and Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center founder Sun Jixian — delivered to the station on May 25, 2026, the same calendar date as the 1935 Dadu River crossing. The piece is standard PLA and aerospace political-work content; its analytical value is as a record of how official media constructs intergenerational legitimacy for the space program by fusing Long March revolutionary memory with crewed spaceflight, using the Jiuquan center itself as the institutional bridge between the two narratives.

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太空家书 新华社记者李国利、刘旭、张斌 浩瀚星河,广袤无垠,中国空间站巡弋其间,如一叶轻舟。 微重力之下,两页信笺静静悬浮于天宫舱内。页眉抬头,略有不同,用意颇深:一页印着“中国工农红军强渡大渡河纪念馆”,一页印着“中国酒泉卫星发射中心”。 大渡河——90多年前,红军十七勇士在营长孙继先的率领下驾舟破浪、强渡天险的河谷。笔墨之间,仿佛回响着大渡河畔不息的浪涛与激烈的枪声。 酒泉卫星发射中心——60多年前,孙继先再度受命,带领大批拓荒者扎根西北戈壁,白手建起东风航天城。字里行间,似裹着大漠黄沙,隐着火箭腾空时震彻荒原的轰鸣。 信笺上,是孙继先之子孙东宁写的“一封家书”,于2026年5月25日乘神舟二十三号载人飞船来到中国空间站。 一封家书联天地,薪火赓续探星河。 大渡河、东风航天城,两处镌刻着中华民族远征记忆的地理坐标,借着一纸家书,跨越时空在距离地球约400公里高的天宫邂逅。 “亲爱的爸爸:今年是中国工农红军长征胜利90周年,思念之情油然而生。我专程来到安顺场大渡河畔,这片您和无数革命先烈浴血战斗的土地……” 当天宫掠过神州大地,神二十三航天员乘组指令长朱杨柱深情诵读起这封写给父亲的家书,一字一句,清朗沉稳,声声连通天地。 透过他身旁的舷窗,墨色宇宙衬托着蔚蓝地球,弧线壮阔而美丽。若沿着这条弧线远眺,掠过青藏高原皑皑雪脊,穿过横断山脉连绵山褶,视线最终落进川西高山峡谷间,那便是浪涛奔涌的大渡河。 1935年5月25日清晨,大渡河水奔腾咆哮。 前有天险横亘,后有重兵追剿,长征队伍走到生死关口:跨过去,方有一线生机;一旦失利,或将重蹈石达开兵败覆辙。 时任红一团一营营长孙继先,率领17名勇士,在当地船工的帮助下,分乘两艘翘首木舟,迎着枪林弹雨强渡大渡河,于绝境中写下长征史上绝地重生的英雄篇章。 岁月流转,当年载着勇士冲锋的木舟早已淡出江河渡口,但那种不畏艰险、向死而生的精神,穿越烽火,历久弥新。 2022年,四川泸定发生强烈地震,山体崩塌,道路阻断,多个村庄成为孤岛。当年船工的后人帅飞,加入“大渡河勇士突击队”,徒步穿越塌方险地,逆行奔赴震中救援。 “当年爷爷撑船护送红军渡河,无所畏惧;今天我进山守护乡亲,同样不能退缩。”帅飞说。 2026年5月,孙东宁奔赴东风航天城,追寻父亲留在戈壁深处的足迹。透过飞机舷窗,大地缓缓向西铺展,青绿山地渐次过渡为赭红丘陵,再延展成无边无际的灰黄戈壁。 上世纪50年代,孙继先再次领受艰巨任务,从朝鲜战场秘密归国,奔赴这片荒凉沉寂的西北戈壁,主持修建我国首个导弹、卫星发射场。 闷罐列车一路西行,窗外草木日渐稀疏,直至满目黄沙。车门开启,狂风裹挟沙砾扑面而来,钻进衣领,叩击每个人的心扉,却未曾动摇他们心中敢打必胜的信念。 “一次,父亲从戈壁滩归来,他伸手探进军大衣口袋寻找糖果,摸到的却是一把粗粝冰凉的黄沙。”这段儿时往事,孙东宁记忆犹新。 面对艰苦恶劣的自然环境,孙继先和第一代拓荒者,吃沙枣、喝碱水、睡帐篷、住地窝。没有大型机械,他们就手拉肩扛;没有厂房,就地搭建土坯工棚;水源紧缺,驱车数十公里外运水;粮食不足,开荒垦地自给……短短几年间,我国第一个导弹、卫星发射场便建成竣工。 1960年11月5日,我国第一枚国产地地导弹“东风一号”从这里腾空而起。1970年4月24日,我国第一颗人造地球卫星从这里起飞,《东方红》乐曲响彻寰宇。 这里,就成了人们熟知的酒泉卫星发射中心。这些天,航天工程师柳晗正在这里为即将到来的载人发射任务忙碌着。 他的爷爷奶奶,是参与东风航天城建设的第一批拓荒者。后来,他的父亲也留在戈壁,从事发射测控工作。如今,柳晗又从父辈手里接过接力棒。 “东风人就像是胡杨林,一旦扎根,就会由少变多,由弱转强。我的爷爷奶奶那一辈,在戈壁滩上种下了一个梦,我的父母这一辈为了这个梦干了一辈子,现在到了我们,我们要把这个梦送得更高、更远。” 这句朴实话语,道尽东风航天人的坚守。他们默默奉献,把奋斗的印记镌刻进浩瀚星空。 每当中国空间站飞越戈壁上空,神舟二十三号航天员张志远常常会趴在舷窗边,寻觅那座心中的精神高地——东风革命烈士陵园。 那里,长眠着为中国航天事业献出生命的700多位英烈。孙继先就在其中。 飞天前夕,神舟二十三号航天员乘组专门来到这里敬献花篮。每次重大发射前祭奠先烈,是酒泉卫星发射中心的传统。 陵园里,还有一面高耸的英名墙,微微向上倾斜,永远朝向长征火箭腾飞的方向。墙上镌刻着4000余个名字,他们是曾在东风工作过、奉献过的已故老东风人,如繁星罗列。 讲解员介绍,这一独特设计,是愿长眠于此的英烈能够一次次亲眼见证火箭刺破苍穹,见证中华儿女叩问苍穹的壮阔征程。 神舟二十三号载人飞船发射当天,75岁的孙东宁也来到了烈士陵园。 洁白的墓台,黑色的墓碑,在阳光下闪耀着光芒。站在父亲的墓碑前面,他久久伫立,低声自语,像是与父亲娓娓诉说着今日星河远征的喜讯。 1935年5月25日,红军强渡大渡河,以一叶木舟突破天险。 91年后的2026年5月25日,从酒泉升空的神舟飞船带着“家书”精准泊入中国人自主建造的太空家园。 历史总有惊人的呼应。这种呼应,不是巧合,而是精神的延续—— 长征万里,中国工农红军以双脚丈量山河,在绝境中闯出生路; 如今,中国航天人正循着先辈的足迹,用一枚枚长征火箭,开启奔赴星辰大海的远征。 (新华社北京10月19日电)

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Source-stated publication date2026-10-20
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