Beijing. November 6th. INTERFAX - The taikonauts of the first manned mission on China's Shenzhou-12 national space station under construction have undergone a recovery course after spending three months in space and have adapted to Earth conditions again, the Manned Flight Program Administration of China (CMSA) reported on Saturday.
"Nie Haisheng, Tang Hongbo and Liu Boming, who were involved in the first manned mission on the Chinese Space Station, have passed a period of isolation and recovery and are currently returning to normal life," the CMSA said in a statement.
According to the department, after returning, the taikonauts underwent a course of readaptation to terrestrial conditions, the physiological properties of the body were restored to normal. It is also noted that on the basis of physiological tests, the results of the action of measures to counteract the influence of microgravity on the human body were obtained.
The Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft arrived at the Chinese space station under construction on June 17. The mission of the three Taikonauts lasted 91 days, they returned to Earth on September 17.
Currently, the Shenzhou-13 mission crew, who arrived on October 18, is at the station. It includes the commander of the ship Zhai Zhigang, a female taikonaut Wang Yaping and taikonaut Ye Guangfu, for whom this is the first flight into space. The crew will work in orbit for six months. This flight will be the longest in the history of Chinese cosmonautics.
During their stay in orbit, the Taikonauts will make 2-3 spacewalks, conduct a number of scientific studies.
