China celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in space for the first time. What kind of moon cakes have astronauts eaten?

This is the first time for China people to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in space. Unlike on the ground, they can shoot the moon during the day, because the moon seen from the space station is much brighter and clearer without the interference and influence of the atmosphere and clouds. In order to let astronauts spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in space better, the ground support team prepared a Mid-Autumn Festival food spree in advance, so that the crew of God 14 can also have a holiday meal and taste lotus seed cakes in space. It is worth mentioning that the astronauts added a fresh dish to their Mid-Autumn Festival recipes. After nearly three months of cultivation, the lettuce seeds carried by astronaut Cai on the space station have grown into two green space lettuce.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is a different feeling to see the moon from space. China Space Station orbits the earth once every 90 minutes, and can watch 16 moon ups and downs every day. Astronaut Chen Dong took pictures of the moon with a camera in space. Unlike shooting the moon on the ground, they can also shoot the moon during the day, because without the interference and influence of the atmosphere and clouds, the moon seen from the space station is brighter and clearer.

A video of opening moon cakes was posted online, and netizens couldn't wait to try it. Since entering the combined station on June 5, 2022, Beijing time, Shenzhou 14 astronauts have been working in orbit for more than three months, and have successively completed the cargo plane material transfer, the on-orbit test of candlestick and tank platform, the unlocking and on-orbit test of scientific experimental frame, the unlocking of mechanical arm, and the assembly management of small space station.

The main job in the morning is to train in orbit for the next extravehicular activity. Before on-orbit training, airborne equipment should be set up, including gas circuit, liquid circuit and electrical equipment. Xin Chen, director of the scientific research department of China Astronaut Center, said that during the Mid-Autumn Festival, astronauts will be reunited with the ground staff and their families. Astronaut Shenzhou 14 organized a special festival dinner at China Space Station. The astronaut ground support team celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with the astronauts in the astronaut support hall. China's lunar exploration project has made new progress. Liu Jizhong, director of China Lunar Exploration and Aerospace Engineering Center, told reporters that the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project has been approved by the state and is progressing smoothly.