Three astronauts from Shenzhou 17 successfully entered the China Space Station – Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26 (Cai Linlin, Han Qiyang) According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, after the manned spacecraft and space station combination successfully achieved autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking, the Shenzhou 17 astronaut crew returned from the spacecraft. The module enters the orbital module. At 19:34 on October 26, 2023, Beijing time, the Shenzhou 16 astronaut crew successfully opened the “door” and welcomed the Shenzhou 17 astronaut crew from afar to settle in the “Tiangong”. Later, the two astronaut crews took a “family photo” to jointly report safety to the people across the country.
In 2021, astronaut Tang Hongbo, as one of the first astronauts to settle in the Chinese Space Station, experienced the historical moment of “Chinese people entered their own space station for the first time”; when he returned to the “Tiangong” after 2 years, he experienced it personally again The transformation of China’s space station from “one-bedroom” to “three-bedroom” demonstrates China’s speed and power. At the same time, Tang Hongbo has also become the Chinese astronaut with the shortest interval between two missions so far.
Subsequently, the two astronaut crews will perform on-orbit rotations on the space station. During this period, the six astronauts will work and live together on the space station for about 4 days to complete various scheduled tasks.
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