Space Barber Shop: Chinese Astronaut Gets Haircut | China Space Station

Space Barber Shop: Chinese Astronaut Gets Haircut | China Space Station

On Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, a video showing the Shenzhou-17 crew aboard China's space station getting haircuts and washing their hair was released by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). It soon went viral online and drew numerous likes from viewers. A temporary "barber shop" in China's Tiangong Space Station opened as Shenzhou-17 crew members scrubbed up their appearances to give each other haircuts. Shenzhou-17 astronaut Tang Shengjie can be seen giving fellow astronaut Jiang Xinlin a haircut. Shenzhou-17 astronaut Tang Hongbo (crew commander) can also be seen washing and drying his hair.

Tang Shengjie cut the hair of his colleague Jiang Xinlin using a smart device. Then, a vacuum cleaner-like device sucked up the discarded hair strands to avoid any potential safety risk to the space station's hardware.

The video also showed the mission commander Tang Hongbo using special "shower caps" to wash his hair. He put on the first shower cap with shampoo in it and rubbed his hair. Then, he put on the second shower cap containing water to clean his hair, before drying it with a towel.

The three members of the Shenzhou-17 crew have stayed in orbit for nearly 50 days. They have successfully completed assigned tasks, including moving equipment out of the space station for space experiments, managing equipment and facilities, and maintaining experiment facilities for long-term scientific research.

The three Shenzhou-17 astronauts are expected to spend about six months on China's Tiangong Space Station. The Shenzhou-17 crew launched to the station on October 26, 2023. Shenzhou-17 is the sixth spaceflight to the station.

Shenzhou-17 Crew:

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Credit: China Manned Space Agency/CCTV Video News Agency

Duration: 1 minute, 18 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 15, 2023

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