Shenzhou-19 Crew Extends Spring Festival Greetings | China Space Station

Shenzhou-19 Crew Extends Spring Festival Greetings | China Space Station

Shenzhou-19 crew members aboard China's orbiting Tiangong Space Station extended their best wishes to the Chinese people as the 2025 Spring Festival, or China's New Year, is just around the corner.

The 2025 Spring Festival falls on Jan. 29, ushering in the Year of the Snake. As the most significant holiday on the Chinese calendar, it is a time for family reunions, festive celebrations, and reflecting on the year ahead.

In a video released on Monday, January 27, 2025, the Shenzhou-19 crew held a unique celebration by hanging up festive decorations inside the Tiangong space station.

Holding papercuts themed on the Year of the Snake, they sent their New Year greetings to Chinese people on Earth.

"We are in the space home of the Chinese people, wishing you all a happy Chinese New Year! We wish the people of the whole country good health and all the best in the Year of Snake! May our great motherland enjoy harmony and prosperity!" said the crew.

China launched the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship on Oct. 30 last year, sending three astronauts, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, to the orbiting space station for a six-month mission.

Shenzhou-19 Crew:

Commander Cai Xuzhe (蔡旭哲)

Mission Specialist Wang Haoze (王浩泽)

Mission Specialist Song Lingdong (宋令东)

Video Credit: CCTV

Duration: 21 seconds
Release Date: Jan. 28, 2025

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