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December 8th, 2016
Credit: CCTV
China’s latest set of space travelers — astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong – held a press briefing on Wednesday. It was their first public appearance since the return of the Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft on November 18, after a three-week quarantine period.
The Shenzhou-11 piloted spacecraft blasted off on Oct. 17, 2016, then latched up with the Tiangong-2 space lab.
Rookie report
Chen was quick to note that his commander took care of the rookie flyer.
“Once in orbit, he told me about how to control the body, and advised me to take more rest so as to adapt to the weightless environment as quickly as possible. In the days up there, he suggested to me to eat more and often checked about my sleep quality,” Chen said. “He would hand me a towel when he saw me sweat while riding the bike for exercise. He would also hand me some water, warm water to my mouth. For bed time, he would tell interesting stories about his previous flights, including stories while he served in the air force. He was very considerate taking care of me, in every respect.”
Image snagged by the Banxing-2 microsatellite that was deployed from the Tiangong-2 shows Shenzhou-11 (above) and Tiangong-2 docked in orbit on October 23, 2016.
Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences via GBTimes
Perfect mission
According to CCTV-Plus, for his part, Jing said his third space travel was relaxing and he really enjoyed it.
“We had been trained numerous times for the mission before we went into space. Chen Dong didn’t make even a slightest error up there, that’s for one; and for two, he made no mistake when we were implementing our mission in space,” Jing recounted. “Therefore, we have met the overall requirement of the mission and the task, and lived up to the expectations of our superiors. It is zero error and zero slip. It is, therefore, a perfect mission, with a perfect result through a perfect process,” he said.
The Chinese space adventurers spent 33 days in space, a record in China’s space program. They also conducted nearly 40 experiments while in orbit. Both of them are in good condition after rounds of physical therapy and exercise.
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