Entering the core module of the space station from the spacecraft? Astronauts must pass through these four gates →

June 17

The Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft

launched off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

and Achieving autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking with the Tianhe core module

Astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo

entered the Tianhe core module one after another

In the process

How many doors did they pass through in total?

Let’s learn together

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01

After completing the rendezvous and docking

The astronauts must first open the

The door of the return module of the Shenzhou 12 spacecraft

Arriving at the orbital module

02

At this time, the front end of the orbital module

and the front end of the core module of the space station

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The docking mechanism between the circular node modules forms a passage 80 centimeters in diameter and about 1 meter long

Astronauts pass through this passage

Finally enter the core cabin

Want to play To open the front door of the orbital module

Astronauts must first adjust the air pressure on both sides of the door

to balance the pressure in the aircraft cabin

to facilitate astronaut entry Docking channel

03

After entering the docking channel

The astronauts need to open the docking channel The front hatch of the cabin

This door cannot be opened casually

According to reports

A special \”key\” is required to open this door ”

“The key has a larger handle

which can reduce the difficulty of opening the door”

The astronaut floating in the docking channel

Twist the \”key\” twice and a half times

You can push the door open and enter the node module

04

Finally

The astronauts returned You need to open the rear hatch of the node module

That is, the \”two-way pressure hatch\”

Officially enter the core module

Start a three-month space life

Source: CCTV News