China Prepares For 2 Space Missions; Crews To Stay In Orbit For 6 Months
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China Space Missions: The two crews, totalling six astronauts, will live together in orbit for five to 10 days.
China has unveiled the country's space missions crews of Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions who are undergoing relevant training and mission preparations.
In a press conference on Sunday, Huang Weifen, chief designer of the China manned space program's astronaut system said that both crews will stay in orbit for six months, and they will for the first time rotate in orbit to realize the uninterrupted manned residence.
The two crews, totalling six astronauts, will live together in orbit for five to 10 days.
According to the news agency, the Shenzhou-14 crew will cooperate with ground control to complete the assembly and construction of the space station, and gradually develop it from a single-module space station into a three-module combination.
