Flying To Mars

周銘楊

Do you know “ Mars migration programme” by SpaceX？ Its an immigrant plan to a planet——Mars.Sounds incredible，isnt it？ After two-round tests，Li Dapeng，graduating from Handan NO.1 high school in 2001，was selected.There entered four Chinese in final test.To be more precise，Li is the only one who comes from the mainland of China.

Last weekend，Li came to our school for a speech.Driven by curiosity，I attended the speech to have a look at “the legendary Marsman”.As a matter of fact，I used to imagine how outstanding he is that he could be chosen.But when I entered the meeting hall，I noticed a man sitting quietly in the front.“ Is he Li Dapeng？” I whispered to my companion，in doubt.Because he didnt accord with my imagination at all.

After everyone was seated，he introduced himself，in a even and steady voice.It was really Li Dapeng，and I couldnt believe my eyes，“the Marsman” was such an ordinary person！

Then，he talked about why he took part in this “insane” activity.That is，his motto was “ to be the first”，equal to a Chinese saying “Gan Wei Tian Xia Xian”.The spirit encouraged him to try everything that others dare not to.No matter what happens he believes that mankind will settle in Mars sooner or later.To achieve the ambitious target，someone should stand out to be the first，and he was eager to be the one.Hearing this，a sense of admiration rose from the bottom of my heart.

Li also shared his experience on being interviewed by SpaceX.“To be honest，preparation is of great importance.”，he mentioned.Before being tested，he made a thorough preparation in advance.Such as he bought a whiteboard，in case he couldnt express himself clearly，it could assist him by graphics.This excellent idea totally gave the judge a favorable impression.And he even bought two spotlights，to remove the shadows on the face when shown in the video.In a word，it was the detailed preparation that helped him to be the most remarkable one from hundreds of candidates.

At last，to our surprise，Li said he might not land on Mars if his family are against.Influenced by the Chinese traditional family concept，he really took families seriously.But if they support him，he would firmly take the “one way trip”.

In Lis sincere and honest words，I seemed to see through a plain but great soul inside his body.His positive attitude towards life and courage to meet the challenge touched me deeply.I truly wish that Li Dapeng could be a success throughout humans long history！