{"id":119555,"date":"2024-10-29T04:30:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119555"},"modified":"2024-10-29T04:30:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:30:45","slug":"watch-astronauts-give-a-rare-tour-of-chinas-luxurious-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119555","title":{"rendered":"Watch Astronauts Give a Rare Tour of China&#8217;s Luxurious Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"block pb-1 text-3xl leading-none uppercase border-b lg:hidden xs:text-4xl font-k lg:text-5 border-red\">We&#8217;ve never seen this much of the station before.<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"font-k text-4 font-black  lg:border-b border-gray-900 pb-1\">Space Cribs<\/h2>\n<p>Chinese astronauts on board the country&#8217;s Tiangong space station have given us a rare glimpse into what life is like roughly 260 miles above the surface.<\/p>\n<p>As seen in an <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IMoomWmIkww\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">almost seven-minute-long video<\/a> shared by Chinese state-owned news agency <em>CCTV<\/em>, members of the current Shenzhou-18 crew gave an extensive tour of their temporary abode.<\/p>\n<p>Crew members show off the station&#8217;s kitchen, from a small heater that dispenses water into small pouches to a modified microwave. Astronauts also showed off the <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/bunks-chinese-space-station-enormous\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">surprisingly roomy beds<\/a> that each feature a sizable porthole, with unparalleled views of the Earth below.<\/p>\n<p>We even got a glimpse of the two orbital lab segments, including several cherry tomato and lettuce plants growing in the station&#8217;s greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it&#8217;s an uncommon and surprisingly detailed peek behind the curtain of an otherwise secretive space program that has historically held its cards close to its chest.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"LazyFrame items-center cursor-pointer flex justify-center relative max-w-750 w-full\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16 \/ 9\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"border-0 cursor-pointer absolute block z-20 w-20\" viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\"><path d=\"M66.52 7.74c-.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79.13 34 0 34 0S12.21.13 6.9 1.55c-2.93.78-4.63 3.26-5.42 6.19C.06 13.05 0 24 0 24s.06 10.95 1.48 16.26c.78 2.93 2.49 5.41 5.42 6.19C12.21 47.87 34 48 34 48s21.79-.13 27.1-1.55c2.93-.78 4.64-3.26 5.42-6.19C67.94 34.95 68 24 68 24s-.06-10.95-1.48-16.26z\" fill=\"red\"\/><path d=\"M45 24 27 14v20\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shenzhou-18 Crew Records Video Showcasing Life, Work in Space\" class=\"object-cover w-full h-full z-0\" height=\"480\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, 640w\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/IMoomWmIkww\/hqdefault.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"font-k text-4 font-black  lg:border-b border-gray-900 pb-1\">Open Hatch Day<\/h2>\n<p>In less than two years, China <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/china-new-section-space-station\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">assembled three modules<\/a> of its space station, which can accommodate a crew of up to three astronauts.<\/p>\n<p>While the country was excluded by the US from participating on board the International Space Station, its space program has made tremendous advancements in a matter of years and is hoping to <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/china-unveils-spacesuit-moon-landing\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">send astronauts to the surface of the Moon<\/a> as soon as 2030.<\/p>\n<p>In April, the country <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-space-station-shenzhou-18-liftoff-0cfc20bd24a9108d952cd53c4b07705e\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">sent its latest crew to the orbital lab<\/a>. Existing members are <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGTNOfficial\/status\/1850802180619489428\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">currently preparing<\/a> to make their return to Earth after having spent close to half a year on board the station.<\/p>\n<p>During their stay, they&#8217;ve observed how <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/fish-china-space-station\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">zebrafish adapt to their unusual microgravity environment<\/a>, among several other scientific experiments.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, NASA is getting ready to deorbit the ISS by the end of the decade \u2014 and the station&#8217;s successor is still largely <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/axiom-space-nasa-private-space-station-trouble\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">stuck in the early planning stages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>More on China&#8217;s space station: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/chinas-doubling-size-space-station\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">China&#8217;s Doubling the Size of Its Space Station<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/astronauts-tour-china-space-station\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve never seen this much of the station before. 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