Chinese astronauts check out newly delivered space station supplies (video)
Astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have entered the newly arrived Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft to begin sorting and checking out the goods.
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Astronauts aboard China's space station have entered a newly arrived cargo spacecraft to begin sorting and checking out the goods.
The freighter, called Tianzhou 7, launched on a Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Jan. 17, arriving at the Tiangong space station just over three hours later.
Footage released on Tuesday (Jan. 23) by the China Manned Space Engineering Office shows the Shenzhou 17 astronauts opening the hatch to Tianzhou 7 and beginning the work of sorting through its cargo.
Tianzhou 7 also bears Chinese New Year gift packages for the Shenzhou 17 astronauts, and gifts for the handover to the next crew to arrive at Tiangong.
Tiangong, which is about 20% as massive as the International Space Station, is a T-shaped structure consisting of three modules. Tianzhou 7 is the sixth cargo mission to arrive at the orbital outpost since its construction began in 2021.
