At the end of 2005, the list of 58 newly elected academicians announced by China Academy of Sciences was marked by Xing Qiu, the former president of the Fourth Institute of Aerospace. He is the only newly elected academician in Shaanxi Province. This is the country's full affirmation and highest honor for Xing Qiuji's outstanding achievements in the aerospace solid industry for more than 40 years.

At the symposium held in the hospital that night to congratulate him on his election as an academician, Xing Qiujue said excitedly that the development and growth of the solid-state cause is the result of the hard work of several generations of astronauts, and the achievements are everyone's. My election shows that the whole consolidation cause has made great contributions to the country, and the country has high hopes for its development. He said that although he has retired, he will continue to work hard to promote the development of China's space industry.