The Shen Thirteen astronauts completed the hand-controlled remote operation rendezvous and docking test

◎ Science and Technology Daily reporter Cao Xiuying Fu Yifei

According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office: At 7:55 Beijing time on January 8, 2022, after about 2 hours, the Shenzhou 13 astronaut crew, in close coordination with ground scientific and technological personnel, successfully completed the rendezvous and docking test of the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft and the space station complex by means of hand-controlled remote operation in the core module of the space station.

Video source: China Manned Space Office

After the test began, the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft separated from the forward port of the core module node module, and the astronauts controlled the evacuation of the cargo spacecraft to the predetermined berthing point through manual remote operation, and after a short pause, they turned into the translational approach section, and controlled the cargo spacecraft and the space station combination to accurately complete the forward rendezvous and docking.

As an important mode of rendezvous and docking between the space station and the visiting aircraft, the hand-controlled remote operation rendezvous and docking is a backup means for the automatic rendezvous and docking of the unmanned aerial vehicle. This test is the first time that astronauts have used hand-controlled remote operation equipment in orbit to control the cargo spacecraft and the space station to rendezvous and dock, which initially verifies the function and performance of the manual remote operating system of the space station and the visiting aircraft, as well as the rationality of the cooperative working procedure between heaven and earth.

Source: Science and Technology Daily

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