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Shenzhou-18 crew records video showcasing life, work in space [video]

83 points by hunglee2 2y ago

blacksmith_tb 2y ago
Cool stuff - the porthole in each bunk compartment is a nice touch. The overall tone feels like it must have been meant for schoolkids, it's just slightly too cute (which is endearing, but maybe not in the way it was intended to be).
- schiffern 2y ago
  >feels like it must have been meant for schoolkids Honestly, I think it's largely the musical score. Simply a cultural difference IMO.
alexawarrior4 2y ago
As Kaylee would say, 帅!
alas44 2y ago
Seems they have to endure a nasty loud background noise, hope for them they can fix that
janalsncm 2y ago
Chinese food culture is very tied to geography in my experience. Mentioning where the astronauts were from was a charming touch.
- BillLucky 2y ago
  You are right, people in different geographical locations have very different eating habits
GuB-42 2y ago
I am surprised by how different it looks from the ISS. By comparison, the Chinese space station looks much cleaner, with a strong sense of up and down. When you look at the ISS, it is clear that it is out of this world, here, it looks like a research station that could have been on Earth.
- darknavi 2y ago
  Twenty years buys you a lot of fresh tech. I thought the bunks looked particularly space-y (versus the ISS soft pods). I was hoping they would show their toilet!
- akira2501 2y ago
  > it looks like a research station that could have been on Earth. It looks like a research station that was designed to be _maintained_ on Earth. Their sense of cleanliness, I feel, is going to cost them in labor and repairability in the long run. So many integrated panels. A microwave? Plants out in the work area with no shielding and nothing to constrain waste from floating away? Pretty cowboy lookin' up there.
  - adrian_b 2y ago
    > A microwave? I do not see why you find this surprising. There exists no better method for heating the food there, and many kinds of food are much tastier and also healthier warm than cold. They might eat some paste from a tube, but it certainly becomes more appetizing if it is heated. The cost of having there microwave ovens is low and the improvement in the quality of the food is great. Moreover, they might also be useful for heating water or other things for some of the scientific experiments.
    - grassedge 2y ago
      No, they have better options than mush and compressed biscuits. They can enjoy Chinese food that is nearly identical to what is available on Earth, with varieties and flavors that may be better than what the vast majority of foreigners have experienced
    - akira2501 2y ago
      On the ISS they heat food by rehydrating it with hot water. A microwave is fairly wasteful of power and hard to properly isolate from generating interference.
      - 2y ago
bijant 2y ago
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dpeckett 2y ago
I think we very well could be in the kindling phase of another space race, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84KP_qPIgIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84KP_qPIgIw
- satonakamoto 2y ago
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  - dpeckett 2y ago
    Doesn't matter what you want to call it but competition / research in the reusable launch sector is a good thing for all of us.
  - schiffern 2y ago
    Someone should kindly inform you that this comment was unnecessarily defensive. There was no "how dare you" attitude, China-blaming, or really any negativity at all in their comment. All they did was use the common phrase "space race." There was no offense in that. Consider this: when people run in a foot race with many other people, they don't think "how dare they participate in a race with me!!" I hope you have a good day.
nxobject 2y ago
I wonder whether the microwave they show is COTS or not – if it's COTS, how are they going to get food to rotate to distribute radiation?
- GaryNumanVevo 2y ago
  open door, spin meal slowly in micro-g, close door, start microwave
- dpeckett 2y ago
  velcro straps on the plate?
aaron695 2y ago
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satonakamoto 2y ago
Some people cheer for the progress of humanity, while some others spread hate for political reasons. Even cleanliness and tidiness are slandered by them. China's aerospace development is because the United States did not allow their scientists to join the "International" Space Station project.
- k99x55 2y ago
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83 points by hunglee2 2y ago

Cool stuff - the porthole in each bunk compartment is a nice touch. The overall tone feels like it must have been meant for schoolkids, it's just slightly too cute (which is endearing, but maybe not in the way it was intended to be).

schiffern 2y ago
>feels like it must have been meant for schoolkids Honestly, I think it's largely the musical score. Simply a cultural difference IMO.

alexawarrior4 2y ago

As Kaylee would say, 帅!

alas44 2y ago

Seems they have to endure a nasty loud background noise, hope for them they can fix that

janalsncm 2y ago

Chinese food culture is very tied to geography in my experience. Mentioning where the astronauts were from was a charming touch.

BillLucky 2y ago
You are right, people in different geographical locations have very different eating habits

GuB-42 2y ago

I am surprised by how different it looks from the ISS. By comparison, the Chinese space station looks much cleaner, with a strong sense of up and down. When you look at the ISS, it is clear that it is out of this world, here, it looks like a research station that could have been on Earth.

darknavi 2y ago
Twenty years buys you a lot of fresh tech. I thought the bunks looked particularly space-y (versus the ISS soft pods). I was hoping they would show their toilet!
akira2501 2y ago
> it looks like a research station that could have been on Earth. It looks like a research station that was designed to be _maintained_ on Earth. Their sense of cleanliness, I feel, is going to cost them in labor and repairability in the long run. So many integrated panels. A microwave? Plants out in the work area with no shielding and nothing to constrain waste from floating away? Pretty cowboy lookin' up there.
- adrian_b 2y ago
  > A microwave? I do not see why you find this surprising. There exists no better method for heating the food there, and many kinds of food are much tastier and also healthier warm than cold. They might eat some paste from a tube, but it certainly becomes more appetizing if it is heated. The cost of having there microwave ovens is low and the improvement in the quality of the food is great. Moreover, they might also be useful for heating water or other things for some of the scientific experiments.
  - grassedge 2y ago
    No, they have better options than mush and compressed biscuits. They can enjoy Chinese food that is nearly identical to what is available on Earth, with varieties and flavors that may be better than what the vast majority of foreigners have experienced
  - akira2501 2y ago
    On the ISS they heat food by rehydrating it with hot water. A microwave is fairly wasteful of power and hard to properly isolate from generating interference.
    - 2y ago

bijant 2y ago

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dpeckett 2y ago

I think we very well could be in the kindling phase of another space race, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84KP_qPIgIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84KP_qPIgIw

satonakamoto 2y ago
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- dpeckett 2y ago
  Doesn't matter what you want to call it but competition / research in the reusable launch sector is a good thing for all of us.
- schiffern 2y ago
  Someone should kindly inform you that this comment was unnecessarily defensive. There was no "how dare you" attitude, China-blaming, or really any negativity at all in their comment. All they did was use the common phrase "space race." There was no offense in that. Consider this: when people run in a foot race with many other people, they don't think "how dare they participate in a race with me!!" I hope you have a good day.

nxobject 2y ago

I wonder whether the microwave they show is COTS or not – if it's COTS, how are they going to get food to rotate to distribute radiation?

GaryNumanVevo 2y ago
open door, spin meal slowly in micro-g, close door, start microwave
dpeckett 2y ago
velcro straps on the plate?

aaron695 2y ago

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satonakamoto 2y ago

Some people cheer for the progress of humanity, while some others spread hate for political reasons. Even cleanliness and tidiness are slandered by them. China's aerospace development is because the United States did not allow their scientists to join the "International" Space Station project.

k99x55 2y ago
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