China's Shenzhou-18 Astronauts Celebrate Paris Olympics with Microgravity Games
The three Shenzhou-18 crew members aboard China's orbiting Tiangong space station—Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu—celebrated the Paris Summer Olympics and China's 16th National Fitness Day in microgravity via a video released by China Manned Space Agency on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. It showed the astronauts participating in exercises reminiscent of the sports played during the Games.
The activity started with the passing of a torch from Ye Guangfu to Li Cong to Li Guangsu, then finally back to Ye, the commander.
Following this, the orbital games began. Li Guangsu demonstrated impressive skills in the men's singles table tennis match. While watching a thrilling group stage match of China's women's volleyball team, Ye Guangfu and Li Cong began playing volleyball in zero gravity.
A men's medley in the 16-meter-long Tianhe core module was also included in the light-hearted video, with Ye eventually winning the competition with a slight advantage.
Ye also did some weightlifting, lifting a bar that Li Guangsu and Li Cong were clutching off the "ground."
In addition, the crew gave their best wishes to the Olympic athletes.
"May the medals of Chinese Olympic athletes line up from one end of a street to the other. Enjoy the journey and create remarkable moments!" said Ye.
"Going all out to progress towards your dreams. At the space station, we will witness the endless potential in you," said Li Cong.
"Wishing you all to surpass your limits, achieve greater success, and create new brilliance!" said Li Guangsu.
Shenzhou-18 Crew:
Ye Guangfu (叶光富, commander)
Li Cong (李聪, mission specialist)
Li Guangsu (李广苏, mission specialist)
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