Science and Technology Daily Beijing, May 24th, Commissioner Zhou Jianping, chief designer of manned aerospace engineering, revealed in an online video interview on the third meeting of the 13th CPPCC National Committee on the 24th that the selection of the third batch of astronauts will not be limited to pilots but also Flight engineers and payload experts are scientists.
Zhou Jianping said that the selection of the third batch of astronauts is to go to the space station to perform missions, send scientists into space, and let them use their professional knowledge to operate advanced experimental equipment, according to Need to adjust and improve the plan, higher efficiency and better results. The selection of the third batch of astronauts will be completed around July this year.
Zhou Jianping said that the successful first flight of the Long March 5B carrier rocket opened the prelude to the construction of China ’s space station. “We will start the key technology verification and construction phase of the launch mission of the space station next year.” He said that the first is to launch the core module, astronauts will live and work longer in the core module. Then it successively launched the Shenzhou manned spacecraft and cargo spaceship, docking with the core cabin to form the basic type of the space station, during which it would also launch the Shenzhou manned spacecraft and cargo spaceship to transport astronauts and materials. A total of 11 flight missions will be completed within two years.
Zhou Jianping said that the space station will be equipped with a large number of scientific experimental devices, including space life science, space material science, space microgravity science, combustion science, basic physics and astronomy research Equipment, “The unique advantages of space, such as the phenomenon of microgravity, will allow us to recognize many phenomena and discover new laws.”
Zhou Jianping revealed that China ’s space station will also build a sky survey telescope with powerful capabilities to survey the space, “promoting human perception of the origin of the universe, livable planets, etc. Explore the issues of interest to obtain new discoveries and understandings. ”
(Originally entitled “Member Zhou Jianping: The third batch of astronauts will have scientists selected”)