Associated Press focuses on China's launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft, with the headline: "China's Shenzhou 21 docks with the space station, setting a speed record."
China announced on Saturday that its Shenzhou 21 spacecraft successfully docked with China's space station at a record-breaking speed after a successful launch, and smoothly entered the space station with the latest three-member crew rotation astronauts.
According to the China Manned Space Agency, the entire docking process lasted about 3.5 hours, three hours shorter than previous missions. The Shenzhou 21 spacecraft was launched as scheduled from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:44 PM local time on Friday night. The three astronauts will enter the Tianhe core module.
Additionally, this media is most concerned about the fact that four black mice were sent into space as "animal astronauts" during the Shenzhou 21 mission, focusing on the impact of microgravity and enclosed environments on mouse behavior patterns. The experimental unit is equipped with a specially designed feed supply system, excrement collection device, and a hiding cage (simulating burrowing habits), and uses cargo soft bags for shock protection. After the experiment, the mice will return to Earth for multi-organ stress response research.
Mice, as mammals, are genetically closest to humans (about 99% genetic similarity), and their physiological characteristics are closer to humans, which helps study the mechanisms of the effects of the space environment on living organisms.
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