Shenzhou-18 Crew Perform Medical Experiments | China Space Station
More than halfway through their six-month space mission, the Shenzhou-18 crew members in China's orbiting space station have implemented microbial control and space medicine experiments, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Videos released by the China Manned Space Agency on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, showed that the three Shenzhou-18 astronauts used the Space Basic Experiment Cabinet in the space lab module Mengtian to complete the work, including handling of the fourth-batch experiment samples on microbial control materials and installation of the third-batch experiment samples.
Chinese astronauts have made breakthroughs in technologies on co-culture of commonly used spacecraft materials with microbes in their station's microgravity. This includes helping to find the characteristics of microbial corrosion on spacecraft materials within their microgravity environment. This is expected to improve the health and safety of the China space station's microbial control system.
The Shenzhou-18 astronauts are also using physical-activity intensity recording devices and heart rate recording equipment to implement a space medicine experiment focused on sleep-wake rhythms, heart rate rhythms and other aspects of astronauts during long duration spaceflights. This will provide basic data and theoretical support for re-adaptation of human circadian rhythm systems and the selection of intervention measures.
On April 25, 2024, China launched the Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship that sent the three astronauts to the orbiting Tiangong space station for a six-month mission.
Shenzhou-18 Crew:
Ye Guangfu (叶光富, commander)
Li Cong (李聪, mission specialist)
Li Guangsu (李广苏, mission specialist)
Video Credit: CCTV
Duration: 1 minute, 36 seconds
Release Date: Sept. 8, 2024
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