Taikonaut Zhai Zhigang, commander of the Shenzhou-13 mission, says "I wish all of you good health and good luck in everything you do," while displaying a pair of couplets, in a screenshot obtained from a video. Shenzhou-13 crew members became the first Chinese to spend the nation's most important festival -- the Chinese Lunar New Year -- in outer space. Onboard China's space station core module, about 400 km above the Earth, taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu extended their Spring Festival greetings in a video released by China Manned Space Agency on New Year's eve. (Xinhua)
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Shenzhou-13 crew members became the first Chinese to spend the nation's most important festival -- the Chinese Lunar New Year -- in outer space.
Taikonaut Ye Guangfu wishes the Chinese people "a happy Lunar New Year and a happy family" while holding a sticker with the Chinese character "Fu," meaning good luck, in a screenshot obtained from a video. Shenzhou-13 crew members became the first Chinese to spend the nation's most important festival -- the Chinese Lunar New Year -- in outer space. Onboard China's space station core module, about 400 km above the Earth, taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu extended their Spring Festival greetings in a video released by China Manned Space Agency on New Year's eve. (Xinhua)
Taikonaut Wang Yaping, dressed in festive costumes, wishes children across China "vigorous and healthy growth" while holding a red balloon, in a screenshot obtained from a video. Shenzhou-13 crew members became the first Chinese to spend the nation's most important festival -- the Chinese Lunar New Year -- in outer space. Onboard China's space station core module, about 400 km above the Earth, taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu extended their Spring Festival greetings in a video released by China Manned Space Agency on New Year's eve. (Xinhua)
