First Chinese woman to live in space for 100 days

During the record-long mission on the Tiangong space station, female astronaut Wang Yaping and her colleagues achieved many outstanding achievements.

Astronaut Wang Yaping, 41, once again made history by becoming the first Chinese woman to live in orbit for more than 100 days. Wang and two male colleagues Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu flew to the new Tiangong space station aboard Shenzhou 13 on October 16, 2021 with a mission expected to last 6 months - a record long time for astronauts. China.

Wang Yaping works in the Tiangong space station to support two colleagues out on a spacewalk on December 26, 2021.

As of January 16, they have been living in space for three months. This is Wang's second orbital flight. The first flight took place from June 11 to 26, 2013 in the mission named Shenzhou 10.

Shenzhou 13 crew has achieved many achievements in the past three months. They completed a series of missions, including two extravehicular activities (EVA), aka spacewalks, a science lecture live from space, a manual tuning and pairing experiment. for cargo ship Thien Chau 2.

The first walk of the Shenzhou 13 crew took place on November 7, 2021, in which Zhai and Wang went outside the space station and Ye stayed inside to provide support. The 6.5-hour walk helps test the functions of Feitian - the new Chinese-developed spacesuit, the coordination of astronauts with robotic arms, the safety and reliability of the spacecraft. EVA-related aids on the space station.

This operation helped Wang, the first woman to fly to China's new space station, go on to become the country's first woman to walk in space.

During the second spacewalk on December 26, 2021, Wang became the support while two male astronauts stepped out to carry out the mission. The mission contributes to a closer examination of the function and efficiency of the airtight cabin in the core module, spacesuit and robotic arm, and also evaluates the coordination between the astronauts and the space station, the coordination between the astronauts and the space station. space station and sub-Earth center.

On December 9, 2021, Wang and two colleagues held the first science lecture from the space station, inspiring tens of millions of followers through live broadcasts. The teaching session was attended by 1,420 students from 5 classrooms across China with the support of relay satellites.

In addition to the above work, the Shenzhou 13 crew also conducted many space experiments and medical tests, daily inspection and maintenance of the space station, training for situations such as emergency evacuation. or medical rescue.