Posted on 10/25/2016 3:26:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin
During their mission, the two crew members will perform experiments from 14 different areas including biology, space life science and technological demonstrations. They have set up plant cultivation and growing experiments and have six silkworms on board for a student-based study to see how silkworms produce silk in microgravity. The crew is also doing medical testing on themselves using Tiangong II’s on board ultrasound equipment to scan their cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. They’ll also be checking for bone and muscle degradation and track any changes to their eyesight. NASA and ESA has discovered that the majority of astronauts doing long-duration space flights on the International Space Station have suffered various kinds of vision problems while in space, or upon their return.
This 30-day medium duration mission is China’s longest space mission to date, and the main task of the Tiangong crew is to help prepare for longer future missions on a larger, modular space station that, according to reports, China hopes to launch by 2018.
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Very cool. I keep wondering if those blue caps say “Make China Great Again” on them?
hmmm.one suyuz capsule...adapter module....living space beer can....yep, real potential there....
I was expecting a folded, waxed cardboard box with a metal handle.
silkworms... didn’t we do that clear back on Skylab?
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