China Space Station: Astronauts who stayed in Tiangong for the first time released Vlog, what are they doing-BBC News

Although living on a space station in low-Earth orbit, astronauts can see sunrise 16 times a day, but Chinese media reports that the astronauts will work according to Beijing time, which is different from the Green used by the astronauts of the International Space Station. Westbrook Standard Time.

But similar to the work and rest of the astronauts on the International Space Station, they will communicate with the ground control center at 8 o’clock in the morning every day until they finish their work around 21 o’clock, at which time they will report on the progress of their work.

According to reports, these astronauts take a day off every week to maintain “good working conditions.”

In the news clip released by the official media, the astronauts started to work just after seven o’clock in the morning. An astronaut went to the work area, holding an electric screwdriver to disassemble the package.

At 13:30, they came from the work area to the sleeping area for a lunch break, which lasted about an hour. Because of the weightless environment, sleeping on the space station does not require a bed, but requires the astronauts to tie themselves in sleeping bags to sleep.

During meal time, astronaut Tang Hongbo maintained a half-squatting posture, holding food in one hand and operating a laptop floating in the air with the other.

Chinese media reported that the “Tianhe” core cabin on the “Tiangong” space station has three bedrooms and one bathroom, equipped with microwave ovens, refrigerators, water dispensers, folding tables and other furniture, and provides more than 120 kinds of food. The recipes are according to the astronauts. Like customization.

Compared with the pasta, pizza and other foods that astronauts from Europe, America and Russia often eat on the International Space Station, the main dishes of Chinese astronauts are traditional Chinese dishes such as shredded pork with Beijing sauce and Gongbao chicken.

Astronauts can also use space treadmills and bicycles for daily exercise.

Liu Boming also took a cow doll puppet into space and hung it outside the sleeping area. He once told the Chinese media that this implies “the year of the ox is bullish”.

The release of the “Vlog” of Chinese astronauts’ lives on the space station triggered widespread discussion on Chinese social media. “#中国航空员空间站生活每日#” has become a hot topic on Weibo, with more than 160 million views.

“The entire space station is full of express delivery, delicious, this is Happy Planet,” a Weibo netizen commented.

The “Tianhe” core module is the first module of the Chinese space station “Tiangong”. It was launched on April 29. It is 16.6 meters long and 4.2 meters wide.

On Wednesday (June 23), Chinese President Xi Jinping also had a 5-minute conversation with three astronauts, thanking them for their work.

“You are the first group of astronauts stationed in the Tianhe Core Module. You will stay in space for three months. Your work and life in space always affect the hearts of the people across the country,” Xi Jinping said.

“I have adapted to the weightless environment. I am in a good state of eating, living and work, and I can also make video calls with my family. Our space home is very warm and comfortable,” said Tang Hongbo.

The Shenzhou 12 spacecraft sent three Chinese astronauts into space on June 17. About six hours after launch, the spacecraft docked with the “Tianhe” core module to form a composite body. The astronauts then entered the core module from the spacecraft.

China stated that the mission is to verify “key technologies for the construction and operation of space stations such as long-term astronauts, regeneration and life support, space material supply, out-vehicle activities, out-of-vehicle operations, and on-orbit maintenance.”

Among the three astronauts, Nie Haisheng is an experienced astronaut who participated in manned space missions twice in 2005 and 2013. 55-year-old Liu Boming had experience in a manned space flight. The 46-year-old Tang Hongbo was flying for the first time.

China, which was excluded from the International Space Station project, started its own space station program more than ten years ago. So far, China has put two space laboratories into space orbit.

The “Tiangong-1” launched in 2011 and the “Tiangong-2” launched in 2016 are both experimental space stations, which can only allow astronauts to stay in them for a short time. The “Tianhe” launched in April this year is the core module of the official permanent space station “Tiangong”.

Although much smaller than the International Space Station, China hopes that the new 66-ton modular space station can operate for ten years or more. The official media described it as a “national space laboratory and space homeport.” Chinese President Xi Jinping compared it with the “two bombs and one satellite” of the Mao Zedong era.

In order to speed up the operation of the Tiangong space station, China has planned a series of launch missions.

On May 29, China launched the “Tianzhou-2” cargo spacecraft from Hainan. The spacecraft carried astronauts’ living supplies, extravehicular space suits, space station platform equipment, propellants, etc.

Chinese media said that next year, China will launch another two sections of the “Wentian” experimental cabin and the “Mengtian” experimental cabin; in addition, there will be four cargo spacecraft and four manned spacecraft launches. The space station is scheduled to be completed on-orbit construction in 2022, with experimental capabilities, and transferred to the application and development stage.

China started late in space exploration. In 2003, it put its first astronaut into orbit, becoming the third country to independently achieve manned space flight after the Soviet Union and the United States.

But China has continued to increase investment in space. In the era of Xi Jinping, the state media described China’s “space dream” as an important step in national rejuvenation. To a large extent, China hopes to replicate the achievements of the United States and the Soviet Union in a shorter time.

In terms of lunar exploration, in January 2019, China’s “Chang’e-4” probe successfully landed on the moon’s Von Kármán crater, becoming the first country to land a probe on the side of the moon’s back to the earth.

In December last year, the “Chang’e 5” successfully returned to Earth carrying soil samples from the surface of the moon. The last time mankind brought samples of the moon back to Earth dates back to the Soviet Union’s “Moon 24” probe in 1976.

China’s mission to Mars was named “Tianwen” after Qu Yuan’s poem more than 2,000 years ago. In May of this year, the “Tianwen 1” Mars rover successfully landed on Mars and successfully released the Mars rover “Zhu Rong.” It became the second country after the United States to successfully send a probe to Mars.

China also has plans to develop probes to detect asteroids and the Jupiter system. Around 2024, China also plans to launch an orbiting telescope similar to the Hubble Space Telescope, which can be docked with the space station.

The authorities also took this opportunity to launch the Shenzhou 12 spacecraft, hoping to promote the “space craze” among the people. This Tuesday (June 22), a team of scientists responsible for China’s key aerospace projects such as “Shenzhou”, “Tianwen” and “Chang’e” arrived in Hong Kong and held several lectures.