This is the "2023 Mid year Transcript" of China's manned spaceflight program, which includes 28 crew members in 6 months | Space Station | Transcript

The pristine white cabin walls of the space station

Bright Sun Wings

And the clear blue earth

In this space of the Chinese space station

The crew of Shenzhou 16 passed through the porthole

Seeing the radiance of stars, sun, and moon shining on the space station

Reflecting a bright stream of light

At this moment

The "Heavenly Palace" Belonging to China

Flying slowly around the ground

Above us are the countless starlights we chase

Before us lies the magnificent mountains and rivers that we love

28 Records of China's Solid Steps in Manned Spaceflight in 6 Months

Anchor Zhu Guangquan: On June 30, the China Manned Space Engineering Office released the "Transcript" of the 2023 China Manned Space Year. In this "Transcript", a total of 28 items were recorded. From January 21, the second "Tiangong Painting Exhibition" was officially launched in the China Space Station, and the Shenzhou 15 crew sent a special "New Year gift" to the national youth, it has been recorded that recently, with the cooperation of heaven and earth, the air cylinder of the space station's electric propulsion system completed the installation task in orbit, involving the three crew of Shenzhou XIV, Shenzhou 15 and Shenzhou 16 astronauts. Among them, it also includes multiple scientific experiments and experiments completed on the space station. It can be said that this heavy transcript details the solid progress of China's manned spaceflight in the past six months.

The space station's electric propulsion engine achieves the first in orbit "air exchange"

In this transcript, there is an exclusive release that has received much attention, which is the recently completed installation of the space station's electric propulsion cylinder. According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, with the cooperation of heaven and earth, the atmospheric cylinder of the space station's electric propulsion system has completed the in orbit installation task, and for the first time, the "air exchange" method has been used to supplement the electric propulsion propellant, which plays an important role in maintaining the long-term orbit and safe and stable flight of the space station.

Over the past six months, astronauts have achieved fruitful scientific experiments in orbit

In the past six months, astronauts have conducted multiple scientific experiments and experiments in orbit, many of which are first-time.

In the 2023 China Manned Space Year Transcript, multiple scientific experiments and experiments completed by the crew of Shenzhou-15 astronauts are included. In March of this year, with the collaboration of ground researchers and astronauts, the crew of Shenzhou-15 completed the first ignition test of the combustion science cabinet experimental system. Methane was used as fuel in the ignition experiment, and the entire ignition and combustion process was clearly captured by a high-speed camera, laying a solid foundation for the smooth implementation of subsequent projects.

The space station two-photon microscope project has also conducted in orbit experiments and achieved success, which is also the first time that three-dimensional images of astronaut skin epidermis and superficial dermis have been obtained during space flight.

In addition, the space efficient free piston Stirling thermoelectric conversion test device has successfully completed in orbit tests, and comprehensive technical indicators such as thermoelectric conversion efficiency have reached the international advanced level.

In May of this year, after more than 5 months of in orbit observation experiments, the 13 astronauts of Shen-15 successfully observed the process of generating conductive ring debris and cluster phenomena in orbit for the first time. At the same time, the space station aerospace technology testing field has also completed China's first liquid metal thermal management in orbit test, achieving a series of key technological achievements.

From June 9th to 10th, the crew of Shenzhou-16, who had just checked into the space station, also completed the removal of the space radiation biology exposure experimental device from the Mengtian experimental module. This is also the first time China has conducted biological exposure experiments on extravehicular radiation.

The work of the Full Moon God Sixteen Riders in orbit is being carried out in an orderly manner

It has been a month since the crew of Shenzhou 16 entered the Chinese space station on May 30th. During this period, astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao worked together to carry out a large amount of work with high frequency and efficiency.

Recently, three astronauts conducted cytological research sample recovery work in the Tianhe core module, including the recovery of sampling bags, cell culture plates, sample transfer, and other steps. In addition, astronauts also conducted in orbit testing of emergency breathing devices, which are specifically designed for astronauts to cope with special situations under pressure emergency conditions. Since entering the space station, astronauts have successively carried out tasks such as payload removal, equipment testing, experimental project implementation, and cabin section inspection and maintenance.

As the first manned flight mission of the space station application and development project, astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao will stay at the space station for about 5 months to carry out platform care work such as extravehicular camera lifting; We will complete the installation of external application facilities such as universal testing devices for components and components, and carry out large-scale in orbit experiments and experiments in multiple fields as planned. It is expected to produce high-level scientific achievements in the research of novel quantum phenomena, high-precision space time-frequency systems, verification of general relativity, and research on the origin of life; We will also carry out space teaching activities in the Tiangong Classroom, allowing manned spaceflight to once again enter the classrooms of primary and secondary school students.

At present, the space station assembly is a brand new configuration of "three cabins and three ships"

At present, the space station assembly consists of three new configurations: Tianhe core module, Wentian experimental module, Mengtian experimental module, and Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft, Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft, and Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft. From T-shaped configuration to three cabins and three ships, what changes will China's space station undergo in the future? Stamp the video ↓↓↓ Listen to the introduction of Yang Hong, the chief designer of the space station system of the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group, an academician of the CAE Member.

Yang Hong, the chief designer of the space station system of the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group, an academician of the CAE Member, said, "You can see that this configuration is our basic model when two teams were rotating a few days ago. There are 53 real configurations.".

Yang Hong, the chief designer of the space station system of the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group, an academician of the CAE Member, said that we can expand in the future after comprehensive consideration, that is to say, with our current space station configuration, while flying in the sky, we can have several companion capsules behind our space station, that is, we can carry out its scientific experiment tasks independently in ordinary days. When it needs fuel supply and maintenance, it can autonomously connect to the space station. There can be more than N spacecraft like this, all of which can fly with the space station, forming a space home port model with the space station as the core, which is unique to our Chinese space station.

Before the arrival of Shenzhou 17, Tianzhou 5 will be evacuated again

In a few months, the configuration of the Chinese space station's "three cabins and three ships" will also undergo further changes. On June 6th of this year, the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft, which had been evacuated earlier, completed its rendezvous and docking with the space station complex on the same day after flying independently in orbit for 33 days. It is understood that the return of the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft to the Chinese space station is to provide more available space for the crew of Shenzhou-16 astronauts. In the coming months, the crew of Shenzhou-16 astronauts will use the remaining space of Tianzhou-5 to store waste materials. Before the arrival of the Shenzhou-17 manned spacecraft, the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft will be evacuated from the space station again and enter the atmosphere to complete ablation and destruction. At present, the space station assembly is in good condition, and various work will be carried out as planned in the future.