members of the crew of the Chinese spacecraft “Shenzhou-16”, which are currently on board the Chinese space station, will carry out their first output to outer space and non-coherent work in the next few days. This was reported on Wednesday in the office of the program of the piloted cosmonautics of China (CMSA), reports Sinhua.
The Shenzhou -16 crew is a new team that includes cosmonauts of three categories – commander, sorcerer and payload specialist. They are in orbit for 51 days from the moment of docking with the modular space station May 30.
The crew has already completed a series of space scientific experiments in areas such as the ecology of life and physicist of the microgravity environment, and also completed the installation on the Manchean laboratory module for experimental studies of the influence of space radiation on biological objects and gas cylinders of the electrical system of the space station .
According to CMSA, the study of the influence of cosmic radiation on biological objects is essential for ensuring a long and safe stay of astronauts in orbit and promoting China’s plans to land the crew on the moon.
Thanks to the installation of gas cylinders in the orbit of gas cylinders, the “gas exchange” method was first used to replenish the fuel reserves of electric motors, which will subsequently be used with prolonged orbital services of the space station and will increase the efficiency and efficiency of its operation.
According to CMSA, the crew members “Shenzhou-16” are in good physical shape, and the modules of the space station work stably.