12 August 2022
Onboard the SZ-14 space craft, seeds of rice, soybeans, vegetables, yeast, and a variety of bacterial species that are essential in food preservation have been transported to the Space Station and will return with the crew later this year. The samples were selected by the Beijing Capital Agribusiness & Foods Group. Scientists will examine and evaluate the seed mutations and select those with favourable characteristics such as greater yields, shorter growth periods, and better resistance to diseases. Unlike genetically modified food transferring genes from other species, space-bred seeds and strains undergo a mutation of their own genes only.
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12 August 2022
Large-scale ground tests for the commercial rocket Smart Dragon 3 were completed by China Rocket Co. Ltd., The rocket has successfully passed the fairing tests where the reliability of the design and quality of its fairing have been fully verified. The rocket is now undergoing the test phase in preparation for its premier mission.
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13 August 2022
In the latest episode of the Dongfang Hour, Jean Deville does a deep dive into the uncontrolled re-entry of the Long March 5B, which caused a lot of discussion, frustration, and sometimes conflicting accounts. Jean is giving a cool-headed analysis and discusses some of the physics!
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14 August 2022
To provide a comfortable living environment for the taikonauts on board the Station, the research team on the ground has put in quite an effort to turn it down. The refrigerator is one of the noisy equipment inside the Wentian module because it has as many integrated functions as possible. The researchers had to design a new pump and noise-reduction materials. As the equipment are different in aspects, including the size, location and the cause of the noise, the research team had to use diverse methods to reduce the noise, such as covering them with rubber or placing them inside soundproof boxes. As a result, the noise in the work area in the Wentian module is maintained at under 60 decibels. It is 50 decibels in the sleeping area, which offers taikonauts a quiet environment to rest as they continue their work in space.
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