Samantha Cristoforetti, Italy’s first female astronaut, is on a residential tour of the International Space Station. On October 12, when the International Space Station passed over Beijing and overlooked the situation, Cristoforetti quoted an ancient Chinese proverb to express his heart: “Looking up at the vastness of the universe, looking down at the wealth of categories, so you have you and a good eye for it. , enough to entertain the audio-visual, believe in Coke.”
Cristoforetti expresses his heart directly in ancient Chinese.
Cristoforetti expresses his heart directly in ancient Chinese.
Cristoforetti posted the ancient text on his Twitter account with a bilingual translation in English and Italian. The ancient text is from the “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection” written by Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The original text reads: “Here is the sun, the sky is clear, the air is clear, and the wind is light. Looking up at the vastness of the universe and looking down at the a wealth of categories, it’s enough to entertain the eyes and ears, and believe in Coke.”
The ancient poetry website interprets this ancient text as: On this day, the weather is sunny, the air is fresh, and the wind is warm. Looking up to see the vastness of the universe, looking down and noticing the many things on earth, it is used to extend one’s vision, expand one’s mind, and it is enough to fully entertain the audiovisual entertainment.
Cristoforetti also attached three space photos, presumably her space-time photos of China’s Bohai Bay and Beijing by day and night.
Cristoforetti tweets three space photos
Cristoforetti tweets three space photos
A group of Chinese and foreign netizens marveled at the ancient Chinese writing and the beauty of the sky over Beijing, and many Chinese netizens praised her deep knowledge of Chinese.
Born in Milan, Italy in 1977, Cristoforetti is described on the ESA website as “a keen scholar with a passion for science, technology and the humanities”. According to social media sources, Cristoforetti speaks five languages: Italian, English, German, Russian and Chinese.
According to ESA information, Cristoforetti graduated from the Technical University of Munich in Germany in 2001 with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. In the same year, she joined the Italian Air Force and became the first female lieutenant and fighter pilot in the Italian Air Force.
Since then, she has studied at the French National Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology in Russia, and completed a master’s thesis on solid rocket propellants during her studies at the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology.
In 2009, at the age of 32, Cristoforetti was successfully elected as an ESA astronaut and became Italy’s first female astronaut. In 2012 and 2014, he went into space twice, performing resident missions. In July 2015, Cristoforetti was awarded one of Italy’s highest honours, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Republic, by the President of Italy.
According to Italian media, Cristoforetti is also “Internet famous” with over 7 million followers on TikTok.
Cristoforetti.
It is worth noting that in 2017, Cristoforetti took part in an organized marine survival exercise in China’s Yellow Sea with another ESA astronaut. This is the first joint training of Chinese and foreign astronauts in China.
In April this year, Cristoforetti and several other American astronauts took off in the spaceship “Dragon” developed by SpaceX and went to the International Space Station again. She was also the first European woman to command the International Space Station. The mission is expected to end in the evening of October 13, Central European Summer Time (early morning of the 14th, Beijing time), when Cristoforetti will return to Earth.
