China's "Shenzhou XIII" manned spacecraft was successfully launched on Tuesday (May 30), and successfully connected with the "Tianhe" core compartment of the "Tiangong" space station.The cabin marks the comprehensive transfer of the Chinese space station to the normal operation mode.
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center held a ritual ceremony before the spacecraft boarded at the spacecraft at 6:42 in the morning.Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu, the multiplication of Shenzhou 16, and the first non -military origin and the astronauts wearing contact lenses, Gui Haichao wore a white space suit, slowly in the cheers of hundreds of onlookers.Out of the space clerk apartment asking Tiange.
attendees of the levy ceremony, including scientific and technological personnel, troops, and children.After about 5 minutes of a short ceremony, the three astronauts waved farewell to the crowd and boarded the vehicle to the launch tower.
At 9:31 in the morning, the "Long March 2 F Yao XIII" carrier rocket equipped with the Shenzhou No. 16 manned spacecraft, ignited the fire in the countdown of the staff.The launch tower appears to be a bear flame and a strong smoke, and the media area of 1.5 kilometers can also feel the severe ground shock.
About 10 minutes later, the manned spacecraft and the Rockets were successfully separated, entering the scheduled track, and successfully connected at the radial port at the Tiangong Space Station Tian and the core cabin at 4:29 pm. The whole process was about six and a half hours.
At 6:22 pm, the long -awaited Shenzhou No. 15 took a group astronaut Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu to open the door smoothly, and welcomed the Shenzhou 16th astronauts to enter the "Tiangong".
Shenzhou XIII is the first task after the official entered the application and development stage of China Space Station. Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yang and Gui Haichao will stay in space for about five months.Implement the spacer's outlet activities and the cargo air gates, and carry out tasks such as external load installation and space station maintenance and maintenance.