A Shenzhou-18 crew member carries out an experimental sample replacement. /CMG
The Shenzhou-18 crew aboard China's orbiting space station has completed experimental sample replacement and emergency drills to simulate internal pressure loss after their second spacewalk earlier this month.
The astronauts also replaced the experimental plugin filter in the space lab module's combustion cabinet. Other experiments, such as boiling heat transfer and enhancement mechanisms, are expected to be conducted.
Shenzhou-18 crew members work out. /CMG
The astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu received emotional recognition and assessment. The trio filled out questionnaires on topics such as "mood states" and "positive and negative emotional states" and conducted color preference tests and emotional image tests. The researchers on Earth will evaluate their emotional states based on the results.
Shenzhou-18 crew members conduct emergency drills. /CMG
With the cooperation of scientific researchers on Earth, the Shenzhou-18 crew carried out the drills, which mainly simulate the emergency situation when the space station is hit by space debris and faces internal depressurization.
More than 90 experiments are scheduled to be carried out inside and outside of the space station during Shenzhou-18's six-month stay.