Time： 2024-08-18
韦克威科技
Chinese astronauts are about to return home, but the International Space Station suddenly sounded an alarm
With the increasing comprehensive national strength of China, the aerospace industry has also developed. From the launch of Shenzhou-1 in 1999 to the launch of Shenzhou-12 in 2021, all Chinese astronauts have worked tirelessly day and night.
The China Manned Space Engineering Office announced this morning that at 8:56 am Beijing time on September 16th, the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft successfully separated from the Tianhe core module of the space station. This means that the three astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo are about to embark on their journey back to the ground. As of now, they have lived in the space station complex for 90 days, breaking the record for the duration of a single space mission stay for Chinese astronauts. Many netizens are very curious about what astronauts do in the space station. Firstly, the daily life of astronauts in the space station, their suspended state, and unique spacesuits are very enviable. They have opened the eyes of netizens by exercising, drinking tea, sleeping, and so on in the space station. In mid September, the three astronauts will return to their homeland with full honors. What needs to be taken seriously are: 1. moving data and luggage, 2. closing all cabin doors, 3. returning to the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft after receiving instructions, 4. astronauts sitting down and fastening their seat belts, and checking the airtightness of their spacesuits and the integrity of their equipment. But just as Chinese astronauts were preparing to return home, the International Space Station sounded an alarm and smoke filled the air. Could it be that something big has happened? The International Space Station was jointly developed by multiple countries, with the United States as the leading country and Russia as the main launching country. In 1998, it officially left its footprints in space, but years of space debris and solar radiation caused early equipment aging and some major and minor malfunctions. Moreover, due to the difficulty and high cost of maintenance in space, these aging devices have not received the necessary repairs, and accidents have also occurred frequently in space stations recently. At 4:55 am local time on September 9th in Russia, an alarm was issued from a cabin called "Starship" in Russia. The astronauts in the space station were instantly awakened, and the air was filled with the smell of burning. At this moment, the astronauts remembered that the "Star" compartment still stored a large amount of chemicals, and the consequences of an explosion would be unimaginable. What exactly caused the alarm to sound in the "Starship" cabin? According to the Russian Space Agency, the general idea is that the automatic charging system of the "Starship" cabin accidentally touched the smoke alarm system, and the Russian side is proceeding with the extravehicular activity plan on September 9th as usual. Assuming, as Russia puts it, that this is a trivial matter, but it is unknown why one can smell the smell of burning.
For safety reasons, the astronauts on the space station sampled the air from the three areas with the highest smoke concentration at that time, conducted in-depth research, and soon obtained the results of the accident. For the space station, it carries the dreams of astronauts from multiple countries, and even the slightest mistake is unacceptable. Being careful about any accident is never harmful. Moreover, for the human aerospace industry, very high achievements have been made. In order to explore the mysteries of the universe, it still requires the joint efforts of astronauts from all over the world. Moreover, the International Space Station has been in use for a relatively long time now. It is reported that the International Space Station was originally planned to retire around 2024.
Source: Guoke Huanyu
