China News Service, Beijing, February 9th (Reporter Ma Shuaisha) "Watching "Havoc in Heaven", I looked up at the stars and traveled around the heavenly palace." On February 9th, the crew of Shenzhou 17, who was on a "business trip" in space, landed on the Dragon Participated in the Spring Festival Gala to sing "We Grow Up Watching Cartoons".
Celebrating the Chinese New Year in space is no longer unfamiliar to Chinese astronauts. Currently, the Shenzhou 17 crew has been in orbit for more than three months. On Lunar New Year's Eve, the China Manned Space Engineering Office released a video of the Shenzhou 17 astronauts' New Year's greetings from space, sending blessings for the Year of the Dragon from the Chinese Space Station.
In the video, Spring Festival couplets have been pasted on the Chinese space station, and the three astronauts have changed into "auspicious cloud suits." Commander Tang Hongbo said: "The motherland under the lights of thousands of houses is really beautiful. This joy and peace are the most precious happiness in our eyes and the warmth that we miss most in our hearts. Although we are far away from our motherland, family and relatives, the things you have sent us We have all received the flavor of the new year. We have lived a fulfilling and happy year in space, so please rest assured that the motherland and people will."
Astronaut Tang Shengjie said that it is a rare life experience for people to spend the New Year in space for the first time in a palace in the sky, thinking about their motherland and family.
Astronaut Jiang Xinlin said: "I wish our great motherland great prosperity and prosperity, and I wish the people of all ethnic groups across the country good luck and good health in the Year of the Dragon."
The crew of Shenzhou 17 is the first time that China's second batch of astronauts led the third batch of new astronauts on a space mission. It is also the youngest average age of the astronaut crew since the launch of China's space station construction mission. (over)