[Celebrating the New Year in the Space Palace and Spending the New Year in Space] New Year's Eve on the Space Station

Do astronauts celebrate the Chinese New Year in space the same way as we do? Do they watch the Spring Festival Gala in space? Please see below the "Here we come! China's Space Station" series of popular science specials for the Spring Festival - New Year's Eve on the Space Station in Tiangong and New Year's Eve in Space.

It takes about 90 minutes for the Chinese space station to orbit the Earth

There will be 16 days and nights in 24 hours

If we still count sunrise and sunset as one day

Astronaut in space

The working hours are inconsistent with those of the ground staff.

Plus

Astronauts live on Earth for a long time

A 24-hour biological clock has been formed

They also follow a 24-hour schedule in space

therefore

Astronauts' life in space is

According to the ground time schedule

They celebrate the Spring Festival at the same time as we do.

Astronauts can watch the Spring Festival Gala during the Chinese New Year

In the Tianlian relay satellite system

Supported by global network operation

Astronauts can watch live TV in space

Of course, watching the Spring Festival Gala during the Chinese New Year is a must

Since the space station is located at a distance from the ground

Nearly 400 kilometers high

Compared with the deep space probes that travel far away

Not far from the ground

therefore

There is not much delay in communication between the ground and the space station.

About 1 second

Watching the Spring Festival Gala in space is almost synchronized with us!

For more questions about astronauts celebrating the New Year in space, please leave a message and ask!

Photo and text by Yang Sixhuang

Editor/Zhen Min

Review/Yang Jie

Producer/Xu Chunmei

Source: China Aerospace Science