Chinese astronauts will lecture from the universe

After China's Shenzhou 10 spacecraft flew out of the earth in June next year, astronauts will perform experiments and scientific lectures.

Speaking on the sidelines of the 18th Chinese Communist Party congress, Niu Hongguang, deputy director of China's manned space program, said the Shenzhou 10 ship will fly to the Thien Cung module in early June. two thousand and thirteen. Like the Shenzhou 9, it might bring a woman and two men, Xinhua reported.

Three Chinese astronauts in Thien Cung
1 in June this year. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency)

"They will be in the universe for 15 days, make a connection with Thien Cung 1 in both manual and automatic modes, perform scientific tests in the compartment and convey scientific knowledge to the audience on the ground. " Mr. Niu said.

The main purpose of the next flight was to check the astronaut's ability to live and work in the universe, as well as check the functions of the laboratory in Thien Cung.

"The success of this flight will allow China to install laboratories and space stations on earth orbit," he stressed.

Thien Cung 1 flew into orbit from September 2011. It in turn joined the Shenzhou 8 ship in November of the same year and the Shenzhou 9 ship in June this year. Liu Yang, the name of an astronaut, flew to Tian Cung 1 with Shenzhou 9, becoming the first Chinese woman to fly into space.