Shenzhou-20 Crew Completes Ten+ Experiments & Tests | China Space Station
The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China's Tiangong Space Station, conducted over ten scientific experiments and tests last week, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Since entering the station on April 25, 2025, the three astronauts have completed a series of tasks in orbit.
During the past week, they successfully carried out the collection and processing of blood samples, a crucial step towards understanding the changes in astronauts' skeletal and nervous systems during long-duration space mission.
Utilizing fine motor measurement devices, the crew undertook memory slide tests, with the test results expected to provide valuable insights into the changes in astronauts' fine motor control and adaptive learning mechanisms.
Moreover, a study on the kinematic characteristics of astronauts in orbit was conducted. This study, focusing on observing astronauts' movements and operations within the space station, aims to offer valuable data support for ergonomics design and assessment, as well as the optimization of on-orbit task planning.
The crew also completed the collection and preservation of samples from a small aquatic ecosystem experiment unit. These samples will be significant in elucidating the regulatory role of protein homeostasis on the bone loss and cardiovascular dysfunction induced by weightlessness.
Additionally, the crew replaced the sampling cover of the experimental plugin in the combustion experiment cabinet and conducted maintenance on the containerless experiment cabinet. This included cleaning the experimental chamber, replacing samples, and ensuring the proper functioning of its axis mechanism.
They also replaced liquid bags in the fluids physics experiment cabinet to study the thermocapillary migration of droplets in microgravity condition.
Moreover, examination of the space radiation biology exposure device was finished inside the cabin.
Shenzhou-20 Crew
Chen Dong (陈冬) - Commander - Third spaceflight
Chen Zhong Rui (陈中瑞) - Operator - First spaceflight
Wang Jie (王杰) - Flight Engineer - First spaceflight
Duration: 1 minute, 47 seconds
Release Date: June 9, 2025
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