介绍:
For many children dreaming of exploring the cosmos when they grow up, this might be a precious opportunity.
As part of a weekend open house of Beijing Planetarium, the designer of China's first lunar rover "Jade Rabbit", Jia Yang is sharing stories behind the lunar rover with 40 primary students. All of whom are from a school for the children of migrant workers in Beijing.
(Jia Yang talking in the class as background)
For most of the students, it is their first time to experience the Chinese space industry. Just like Jia Yang who has been a space fan himself since he was eight, many of these students have a dream of exploring the vast universe.
( Wu Ziqing talking as background: 我心中的宇宙是蔚蓝色的…)
Nine-year-old Wu Ziqing says the universe in her mind is blue and full of endless mysteries, just like a fun park for children playing hide-and-seek. Coming from east China's Zhejiang province, the little girl's parents are both migrant workers in Beijing.
She says she always dreams of becoming an astronaut someday. She has read as many books about space as she can. Moreover the space stories her parents told her can no longer satisfy her.
Space expert Jia Yang says the open house could be a valuable experience for these young students.
(sb1, Jia Yang, male mandarin)
"I hope this kind of open house at scientific institutions can motivate them to pursue their dream of exploring the universe. If this class changes the life course of one child, then it is a success."
At this weekend open house, students are encouraged to draw pictures of the Mars Rover, which is still in the experimental phase in China, let alone the red planet.
(Voxpop: Children share the idea of pictures drawing, male/female mandarin)
"I drew a solar panel here because it can be very cold in Mars. The red part here is our national flag. I hope my Mars rover can explore the mineral sources there and bring us more information of the red planet."
"This planet I drew is Mars, and my rover is here. I drew three wheels to make it stand steady. There is also room for people inside."
"The solar panels are designed to absorb the solar energy and transform it to power. The manipulators can catch and dig stones. The antenna is designed to send back messages. There is also a camera here, which can catch pictures of the Mars and send them back to the earth."
"I hope my rover can help us make the Mars a beautiful future homeland."
(Backsound: children at the open house)
Apart from drawing pictures, the students also watched a film about the outerspace at the planetarium and joined a space workshop.
Dai Yan is a research fellow at Beijing Planetarium. He says holding such kind of activities is very meaningful, particularly for these migrant students.
(sb2, Dai Yan, male mandarin)
"Space engineers are designing a Mars rover, and it is our job to do more to make science easier to get. The migrant children we invited this time are all very young. Maybe one of them can become an astronomer in the future. We hope we can do more for them."
(Backsound: children at the open house)
China is gearing up to advance its space program. Apart from the Mars project, China is also trying to complete the construction of a space station by the year of 2020 and send men to the moon. And who knows, this weekend at the planetarium may be the birthplace of another space hero.
For Studio+, I'm Liumin.
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