Day: October 16, 2021

BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The three Chinese astronauts or taikonauts, carried into space on board the Shenzhou-13 spaceship, entered the core module Tianhe of China’s space station on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

The trio – Zhai Zhigang (the commander), Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu – entered Tianhe hours after the spaceship successfully docked with the core module, becoming the second crew to be stationed there.

Wang also became the first female taikonaut to work in the space station and take a spacewalk.

Tasks ahead during Shenzhou-13 mission

During their six months’ in-orbit stay, the crew will carry out a series of tasks as scheduled.

Two to three extravehicular activities (EVAs), also known as spacewalks, are planned for the mission, which will be completed via collaboration, Ye told China Media Group (CMG) in an interview before their launch.

The specific division of work will be arranged and adjusted depending on the actual situation, Ye added.

Different tasks are set in each EVA for the construction of the space station, Zhai told CMG.

“We’ll have more space science experiments than the Shenzhou-12 crew as we have a longer flight time,” said Zhai.

A special task this time is that the crew will remotely control a spacecraft to dock with the space station, Zhai added.

Tests of key technologies, further verification of life support technologies and comprehensive performance and compatibility assessment of all systems will also be conducted.

During the Shenzhou-10 mission in 2013, Wang, along with her then crew members Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, completed China’s first space teaching task. During the Shenzhou-13 mission, new lessons can be expected.

“Apart from the tasks, we also hope to do more space science education, to bring space closer to the general public,” said Wang, which she hoped will help people learn more of space and the taikonauts’ life in space.

China launched the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship in the early hours of Saturday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gobi Desert, after a see-off ceremony held on the ground Friday evening.

The Shenzhou-13 mission is one of a series of launches to complete the building of China’s new space station called Tiangong by the end of 2022. Previously, China successfully launched the Tianhe core module, two Tianzhou cargo ships and the Shenzhou-12 crewed spaceship to construct the space station.

With the International Space Station set to retire in the coming years, China’s space station will become the only one in Earth’s orbit. The China National Space Administration has expressed its desire for international cooperation and non-Chinese astronauts are being trained for future space station missions.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-10-16/China-s-Shenzhou-13-crew-enters-space-station-14oFV8ew2qc/index.html

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Manhattan’s most photographed townhouse, located at 163 East 64th Street, pr esents a once-in-a-lifetime buying opportunity.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Meriting the attention of millennial Instagrammers, building buffs, streetscape lovers, architectural preservationists, and those who remain besotted by New York City, Manhattan’s most photographed townhouse located at 163 East 64th street has hit the market.

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Some of New York’s finest townhouse mansions are located on the Upper East Side. Nestled between two brown and gray mansions on 64th stands the most opulent one—Ken Laub’s Versailles—an inspired Neo-Georgian brick townhouse extending 90 feet in depth.

Laub, a semi-retired real estate industry titan, has lived in the mansion for 35 years. He’s now selling his prized townhouse to focus on his musical compositions. “New York, Old Friend,” a sizzling and celebrated show he created starring Grammy-nominated Clint Holmes, can be viewed here https://www.newyorkoldfriend.com/.

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BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls’ and women’s education, on Friday addressed the online award ceremony of the 2021 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education.

A project training underrepresented and low-income women and girls to close the gender gap in Brazil’s technology sector, and another empowering adolescent girls and young women in Mozambique through role models and sisterhood circles were awarded this year’s UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education, UNESCO said.

Peng extended congratulations to the laureates from Brazil and Mozambique via video.

Since the establishment of the prize in 2015 by UNESCO and China, it has exerted a positive influence and inspired more people to devote themselves to girls’ and women’s education, Peng said, adding that hundreds of thousands of girls and women have been able to develop their knowledge and learn new skills, and build confidence in changing their destiny and pursuing their dreams.

In addition, an increasing number of people are supporting girls and women’s education, and promoting gender equality in global education, she said.

Peng also expressed hope that the international community would pay more attention to and support the education of girls and women, and make new contributions to the realization of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had negative impact on girls and women in terms of education, and Peng called for more efforts to provide them with equal and quality education. She advocated making full use of digital technology, sharing high-quality online education resources and increasing education support for girls and women from poor families and poor regions. She also stressed the importance of strengthening health education for girls and women to comprehensively improve their physical and mental health.

Meanwhile, Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UNESCO, recognized China’s role in the establishment of the prize as well as in helping girls and women realize their dreams, especially when faced with the challenges brought by the pandemic.

The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education honors outstanding and innovative contributions made by individuals, institutions and organizations to advance girls’ and women’s education.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-10-15/Peng-Liyuan-attends-UNESCO-award-ceremony-for-girls-women-s-education-14nUt4YoSTm/index.html

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