Preamble:
The Shenzhou-17 manned spacecraft was launched on October 15, 2023, marking another big step forward in the mainland's space industry. As the first manned mission of China's space station, the successful launch of Shenzhou-17 and the various test missions after entering orbit have been complete successes. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Shenzhou 17 has been on a mission in space for about 6 months, and is expected to return to the ground at the end of April 2024.
1. All the missions of Shenzhou-17 have been a complete success
All along, the mainland's aerospace industry has continued to grow and develop, and it has not only successfully sent its own satellites into space, but also successfully developed manned spacecraft and successfully completed a number of manned missions. The Shenzhou-17 mission has achieved breakthroughs in a number of key technologies, laying a solid foundation for the future construction of the mainland's space station.
In the Shenzhou-17 mission, the astronauts not only successfully completed various test tasks such as setting the state of the cabin, deloading the payload, and debugging the experimental cabinet, but also successfully carried out a series of important tasks such as space out-of-cabin and space science research and application projects, contributing their own strength to the construction of the mainland's space station.
In this mission, Chinese female astronaut Wang Yaping carried out the space capsule mission for the first time, successfully completed various test tasks, and also explored a new path for the future construction of the mainland's space station.
2. Shenzhou-17 will land and return safely at the Dongfeng landing site
With the success of all the missions of Shenzhou 17, it has now successfully entered the preparation stage for its return, and is expected to land safely and return to the ground at the end of April 2024.
The landing site of Shenzhou-17 this time is the Dongfeng landing field, which not only has an open terrain, which is conducive to the safe landing of the spacecraft, but also has many advantages such as strong search and rescue capabilities, low construction and maintenance costs, and obvious geographical advantages, which can provide a strong guarantee for the safe landing of Shenzhou-17.
Geographical advantages play a crucial role in the selection of the Dongfeng landing site, which can intermittently promote local economic construction and explore a new path for the construction of our space station.
3. It is expected that the Shenzhou-18 mission will make breakthroughs and innovations
With the smooth return of Shenzhou 17, the mainland's aerospace industry is also moving forward, and now the Shenzhou 18 mission has been in full swing with various preparations, and the specific launch time is set on April 25, 2024.
The Shenzhou-18 mission will have six astronauts in orbit simultaneously, and they will continue to perform a series of important missions in space, exploring a new path for the construction of the mainland's space station.
In the selection of astronauts for the Shenzhou-18 mission, we may not only have female astronauts, but also male and female astronauts to carry out various test tasks together, which will bring some different characteristics to the construction of our space station and make us full of infinite expectations for the Shenzhou-18 mission.
Epilogue:
The aerospace industry is an area full of challenges and opportunities, and with the continuous exploration and efforts of the mainland, we have made a number of major breakthroughs and progress, and have also made our aerospace industry walk in the forefront of the world.
I believe that in the near future, with the smooth return of Shenzhou 17 and the successive launches of Shenzhou 18, our aerospace industry will definitely make breakthroughs and innovations, and will also bring us more unexpected surprises.