China is about to bring women into space

China will put the first "pink ball" into space when launching a spacecraft next Saturday, carrying out the first mission to connect to the space station in space.

>>>China is about to bring the first pink ball to space

One of the three astronauts traveling on the flight will be selected from two female candidates - Liu Yang or Wang Yaping, Xinhua said. They are all members of Wuhan Air Force, which belongs to the Chinese Air Force. Two candidates were selected due to their excellent flying ability and psychological stability when flying.

The more attention-grabbing Chinese media is female astronaut Liu Yang, who successfully handled the incident of colliding with a large bird. Liu Yang is recognized as a hero pilot.

Two female astronauts Liu Yang (left) and Wang Yaping.

It is expected that this Saturday, the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft will be launched with the Changmin 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China.

After the Shenzhou 9 and Thien Cung modules were connected, the two astronauts would temporarily move temporarily inside Thien Cung 1, where they would conduct scientific experiments. One person will stay in the airship in case of an emergency. Thien Cung 1, China's first space station module, was launched into orbit in September 2011.

Last weekend, Shenzhou 9 and Truong Chinh-2F missiles moved to the launch pad. Yesterday, China conducted a successful test of the entire system related to the Shenzhou 9 accurately in extreme weather conditions such as thunder and high temperatures.

Shenzhou 9 and Truong Chinh 2F boosters are located at the launch pad in Gansu province.

This connection mission is the latest development in the program aimed at helping China have a fixed space station by 2020. For the first time, China has conducted the unmanned ship to space in November. last when I completed two Shenzhou 8 shipwrecks with Thien Cung 1.

China considers the space program a symbol of its global stature, as well as its ability to develop technology. The program is aiming to set up China's space station, where a crew can exist independently for several months, like the Russian Mir station or the International Space Station (ISS). China first brought citizens to space in 2004 and since then has carried out a number of tasks involving human in space.