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South China Morning Post
17-05-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
New strain of bacteria found on China's Tiangong space station
Chinese scientists have discovered a new microbe that developed on board the county's Tiangong space station, according to a new study. The strain, officially named niallia tiangongensis, is a new variant of a previously known terrestrial bacteria and was found on a cabin in the space station. The discovery was announced by researchers from the Shenzhou Space Biotechnology Group and the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. The paper said it was 'essential' to understand the characteristics of microbes during long-term space missions to safeguard the health of astronauts and maintain the functionality of spacecraft. The authors added that this new strain had ingenious mechanisms for adapting to the extreme space environment – a discovery that could have many real-life implications. For instance, the strain had a better ability to combat oxidative stress – a condition that leads to cell and tissue damage due to an imbalance in the body – and reverse radiation-induced damage, according to the study. Decoding its survival mechanism could help scientists design precise and targeted control strategies for microbes – and this could then be used in a number of sectors, including space technology, agriculture and medicine.
Al Etihad
30-04-2025
- Science
- Al Etihad
China's Shenzhou-19 spacecraft lands in country's north
30 Apr 2025 13:11 HONG KONG (REUTERS) China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spacecraft landed in the north of the country on Wednesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, after a one-day delay due to weather conditions at the landing spacecraft and its three crew were sent into space in October last year to work on China's "Tiangong" permanently inhabited space crewed spaceflights have been a regular fixture of the country's space programme for the past two decades and have increased in frequency in recent years after China officially completed "Tiangong" in November fast development of China's manned and unmanned space programme has alarmed the United States, which has encountered issues with its crewed is aiming to achieve a manned landing on the moon by Shenzhou-19 crew was made up of two male astronauts aged 48 and 34 and China's third female astronaut, aged 35. It was the first spaceflight for the two younger part of the Chinese military's air force, the crew have been conducting experiments, some related to the construction of human of these experiments was expected to involve exposing bricks made from simulated lunar soil to conditions in the tests prove successful, the bricks could be a key material used in the construction of a permanent lunar research station, which China hopes to complete by 2035. Shenzhou missions have involved trios of astronauts and six-month stays in space, with an overlap period of several days where the departing crew hand over the station to the newly arrived group.
NBC News
30-04-2025
- Science
- NBC News
China's Shenzhou-19 spacecraft lands in country's north
HONG KONG — China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spacecraft landed in the north of the country on Wednesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, after a one-day delay due to weather conditions at the landing site. The spacecraft and its three crew were sent into space in October last year to work on China's 'Tiangong' permanently inhabited space station. Shenzhou crewed spaceflights have been a regular fixture of the country's space program for the past two decades and have increased in frequency in recent years after China officially completed 'Tiangong' in November 2022. The fast development of China's manned and unmanned space program has alarmed the United States, which has encountered issues with its own crewed spaceflights. China is aiming to achieve a manned landing on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-19 crew was made up of two male astronauts ages 48 and 34 and China's third female astronaut, age 35. It was the first spaceflight for the two younger astronauts. All part of the Chinese military's air force, the crew have been conducting experiments, some related to the construction of human habitats. One of these experiments was expected to involve exposing bricks made from simulated lunar soil to conditions in space. Should the tests prove successful, the bricks could be a key material used in the construction of a permanent lunar research station, which China hopes to complete by 2035.
CNA
30-04-2025
- Science
- CNA
China's Shenzhou-19 spacecraft lands in country's north
HONG KONG: China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spacecraft landed in the north of the country on Wednesday (Apr 30), state broadcaster CCTV reported, after a one-day delay due to weather conditions at the landing site. The spacecraft and its three crew were sent into space in October last year to work on China's "Tiangong" permanently inhabited space station. Shenzhou crewed spaceflights have been a regular fixture of the country's space program for the past two decades and have increased in frequency in recent years after China officially completed "Tiangong" in November 2022. The fast development of China's manned and unmanned space program has alarmed the United States, which has encountered issues with its own crewed spaceflights. China is aiming to achieve a manned landing on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-19 crew was made up of two male astronauts aged 48 and 34 and China's third female astronaut, aged 35. It was the first spaceflight for the two younger astronauts. All part of the Chinese military's air force, the crew have been conducting experiments, some related to the construction of human habitats. One of these experiments was expected to involve exposing bricks made from simulated lunar soil to conditions in space. Should the tests prove successful, the bricks could be a key material used in the construction of a permanent lunar research station, which China hopes to complete by 2035. Shenzhou missions have involved trios of astronauts and six-month stays in space, with an overlap period of several days where the departing crew hand over the station to the newly arrived group.
RTHK
25-04-2025
- Science
- RTHK
'Shenzhou mission helps China's space development'
The three astronauts on board the Shenzhou-20 have successfully docked with the Tiangong space station, according to state three-man crew blasted off on Thursday and will spend six months on the space on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme , Joe Michalski, a professor at the University of Hong Kong, said the Shenzhou crew would carry out some important experiments during their mission."One of the more exciting ones is this idea of life experiments to life response in space to challenges of radiation and low gravity and other types of exposure," Michalski said."So any kind of life experiments that we can carry out will inform how life forms of other types would respond in the future because we're aiming toward long-term habitability in space for everyone."Professor Michalski also said the mission was a good way for China to deepen its talent pool of astronauts."This will allow for other astronauts, or taikonauts, to progress into leadership roles and have more experience in space because it's such a challenging environment that affects the body and mind in such a challenging way."
