What is the main task of Shenzhou IX?

The Shenzhou-9 mission will verify the manual rendezvous and docking technology for the first time and further verify the automatic rendezvous and docking technology. At the same time, it will fully verify the function and performance of the target aircraft to support the life and work of astronauts, as well as the combination management technology, realize the round-trip transportation and replenishment of personnel and materials of the on-orbit aircraft for the first time, and carry out aerospace medical experiments and related key technology experiments.

Compared with the previous three manned flights, the flight crew characteristics of Shenzhou-9 mission are "the combination of old and new, the cooperation between men and women". First, as an astronaut, Jing Haipeng participated in the mission for the second time; Second, Liu Yang became the first female astronaut in China to take part in manned space flight, and she was also the first astronaut in the second batch of astronauts in China to take part in the mission.

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Technical improvement of shenzhou 9

1, space first aid

The astronaut system has added physiological monitoring indicators and set up more than 20 medical programs. Once there is a problem, it can coordinate the heavens and the earth and support quickly to ensure the astronauts' good physical condition during the flight. In case of emergency, it will be handled in time.

2. Health maintenance

Through special design, astronauts can have good psychological support, reasonable nutrition supply, reasonable work and rest system design and related entertainment life during long-term flight. Considering the eating habits of China people, Chinese food is the main food, and there will be 50 kinds of food in five categories. Astronauts can eat hot delicious food in the sky and rotate every four days.

3. Forecasting system

The launch and recovery mission of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft adopts a new generation of numerical weather forecasting system independently developed by China. The new generation numerical weather forecast system is the most advanced numerical weather forecast system with the highest resolution and the longest forecast time in China. It has the function of issuing global medium-term weather forecast by using global meteorological observation data, and the forecast time limit is advanced from 5 days to 8 days.

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