Chinese Astronauts in Space Answer Questions from American Children

Chinese Astronauts in Space Answer Questions from American Children

Chinese astronauts on the Tiangong Space Station orbiting Earth interacted with U.S. schoolchildren by answering questions during the "My question to Taikonauts" event held by the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. in the United States on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Wang Yaping, China's second female astronaut is presently aboard China's Tiangong space station on a six-month mission, along with her crewmates, Nie Haisheng and Ye Guangfu.

Wang Yaping is China's second female astronaut or taikonaut. On November 7, 2021, Wang Yaping became China's first female spacewalker. Wang became China's second female spacefarer as a member of the Shenzhou 10 spaceship crew when it orbited the Earth in June 2013.

Tiangong is a space station being constructed by China in low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km (210 and 280 mi) above the surface. Being China's first long-term space station, it is the goal of the "Third Step" of the China Manned Space Program. It is hoped that the research conducted on the station will improve researchers' ability to conduct science experiments in space.

Former NASA Astronaut Donald A. Thomas also gave a presentation to students at the Chinese Embassy. Don Thomas is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle flights: STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94

Donald A. Thomas NASA Bio

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/thomas_donald.pdf

Credit: China Central Television (CCTV) News Agency

Duration: 3 minutes, 28 seconds

Release Date: April 10, 2022

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