What are astronauts doing these two days? New home in space

Today is the seventh day since the Chinese astronauts entered the China Space Station on the evening of June 17. It's just like they have just moved into a new house. In these days, the three astronauts have been busy moving things, unpacking, installing and debugging equipment, besides having a rest and dinner.

At 5:40 am on the 18th, astronaut Tang Hongbo got up and washed his face and brushed his teeth in the sleeping area. At this time, the lights in the space station have not been fully turned on, and there is an independent lighting system in each astronaut's sleep area. A few minutes later, astronaut Tang Hongbo finished washing and gargling, left the sleeping area, flew to the work area, and started the day's work.

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At 7:20, it can be seen that several packages have been disassembled from their original fixed positions and floated in the air. Astronaut Tang Hongbo is holding an electric screwdriver and screwing; Next to him, astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming are working together. At the far end of the picture, the three astronauts have begun to prepare breakfast, their first breakfast at the space station.

In the morning, Nie Haisheng and Tang Hongbo in Tianhe cabin were comparing the work manual and carrying out relevant work. According to the synchronous work and rest system between heaven and earth, it's about 12 noon, which is the lunch time for astronauts. After lunch, astronauts can take a short lunch break.

At about 13:30, astronaut Tang Hongbo flew to his sleeping area. Although it was his first flight, he had only lived in space for more than a day. Tang Hongbo was able to control his posture well in microgravity environment. After a while, astronaut Nie Haisheng also came to the sleeping area and began his lunch break. After nearly an hour's rest, at more than 14 o'clock, the astronauts finished their lunch break and went back to work.

In the afternoon, the most important task is to transfer materials into the tianzhou-2 cargo ship. At 16:30, astronaut Nie Haisheng, wearing goggles and protective mask, entered the preparation work of Tianzhou cargo spaceship with the cooperation of Liu Boming. In Nie Haisheng's hands, there are some portable tools. Tang Hongbo, on the other hand, carried out some checking work by holding the manual.

After dinner, the three astronauts continued to put in the work of sorting out materials. Liu Boming skillfully slid from the platform equipment area to the health area for fixed binding. In the distance, Nie Haisheng and Tang Hongbo hold a tablet computer.

According to the plan, the astronauts will carry out their work in accordance with the synchronous work and rest of the earth and the sky during the three months of their mission in orbit. When the ground crew goes to work at 8 a.m., the astronauts will communicate with them the work plan of the day at 8 a.m. and the completion of the work at 8 p.m. In the days of space, there is another day off every week.

It can be said that all kinds of arrangements are for astronauts to maintain a pleasant mood and good working condition during their on orbit flight.

On June 23, CCTV released the latest images of three astronauts on the China space station. During the first week of the astronauts' entry into the space station, there were a lot of packages in the core module, a national flag and a party flag. In addition, the astronaut's extravehicular space suit has also been assembled. Its height is about 2 meters, and it weighs more than 100 kg. It has longer support and more flexible joints.