Today is space with you [No. 1438]
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, after bidding farewell to the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, the astronaut crew flying in orbit is making intense preparations for the return of the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft.
On October 16, 2021, astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu boarded the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to enter the Tianhe core module, becoming the second batch of astronauts to stay on the Chinese space station. During the more than 160 days of space flight, 3 astronauts, with the support of ground scientific and technological personnel, successfully completed 2 outgoing activities and 2 "Tiangong Classroom" space teaching activities, and carried out a number of scientific and technological experiments and application projects. Wang Yaping became the first female astronaut in China to carry out the outgoing activities, and the astronaut completed the docking of the cargo spacecraft with the space station through remote operation for the first time in orbit, and the flight crew set a new record for the continuous flight time of Chinese astronauts in orbit, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent construction of the space station.
During the Shenzhou 13 manned mission, Chinese astronauts spent the Spring Festival in space for the first time and in space for the first time. With the support of the ground, the flight crew took advantage of the work training gap to participate in the "Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Tiangong Dialogue" activity on New Year's Day, held the first Tiangong painting exhibition in Chinese, carried out interaction and exchanges with the majority of young people, and carried out unique science education and cultural dissemination activities.
At present, the space station's core module complex is operating stably in orbit, and the astronaut crew is scheduled to return to the ground in mid-April.