Tiangong celebrates the New Year in space! Questions about space dumplings

Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, and Chinese astronauts will celebrate the New Year in space for the first time. You must be very concerned about how Chinese astronauts will celebrate the New Year in space. Let us learn about "New Year in space" in the form of comics!

Do Chinese astronauts eat dumplings for their New Year’s Eve dinner in space?

What is the filling of dumplings?

Can I dip it in vinegar?

Please see below

"Here it comes! China's Space Station" series of popular science special New Year edition - Celebrating the New Year in Tiangong and Spending the New Year in Space - Thousands of Questions about Space Dumplings.

Chinese people believe that “food is the most important thing for people”

Astronauts also eat dumplings during the New Year in space!

Astronauts follow the Shenzhou 13

The taste preferences of the three astronauts

Three kinds of dumplings with different fillings are prepared!

These three kinds of dumplings are made from

Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft takes to space

For easy consumption

Dumplings are cooked and stored on the ground

Can be dipped in vinegar

The vinegar that astronauts bring into space is packaged in small bags.

Just squeeze it onto the dumplings when eating.

It's not difficult to solve the problem of vinegar flying

In space

People are floating

To ensure safety

Astronauts need to move slowly

When eating dumplings

They go into sloth mode

Slowly dip in vinegar

so

The vinegar won't splash.

If there are any fish that slip through the net

Astronauts also use paper towels to soak up the vinegar.

Don't worry!

This year's space New Year

The astronauts are also three astronauts

Set up a space dumpling making activity

So how do you make dumplings in space?

The answer is revealed during the Spring Festival

Let's wait and see

For more questions about astronauts celebrating the New Year in space, please leave a message and ask!

Source: China Aerospace Science

Photo and text by Yang Sixhuang

Editor/Zhen Min

Review/Yang Jie

Producer/Xu Chunmei