Young astronauts recount camp fun

Three students who are honoured with the Best Camper Performance awards share their feelings and valuable experiences gained from the training camp.
Participants in the Young Astronaut Training Camp 2025 shared their learning experiences during the space training programme and were presented with certificates today at the Science Museum.
The 30 secondary school students selected for the programme, which ran from July 25 to August 2, were given the opportunity to visit various key astronomy and aerospace facilities.
The students made their first visit to the National Astronomical Observatories' Wuqing Station in Beijing, where they learnt about data reception and deep space communication systems of the Tianwen-1 Mars exploration mission. They also met Shenzhou-19 commander Cai Xuzhe.
Additionally, the students visited Beijing Aerospace City, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China National Space Administration Space Debris Observation & Data Application Center, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences' National Time Service Center.
Apart from experiencing the aerospace medicine project and astronaut training activities at the China Astronaut Research & Training Center, they discovered the basic structure of rockets and how to build rocket models during the rocket model workshop.
Three students who were honoured with the Best Camper Performance awards for their outstanding efforts today shared their feelings and valuable experiences gained from the training camp.
They expressed admiration for the country's aerospace experts, feeling proud of its remarkable aerospace endeavours and wishing to contribute to the aerospace industry in the future.