Astronauts send Lunar New Year greetings from space station

In a video message released by the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) on January 21, astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu of the Shenzhou-15 space mission sent Lunar New Year greetings from the Tiangong space station.

“Welcome to China’s space station from the Shenzhou 15 crew! We saw our dreams come true last year when we arrived here on November 29. That day, we also brought the dreams of our young friends to the Tiangong. Next will be the “Heavenly Palace Exhibition” starting today! It is our New Year’s gift to you.”

The Long March 2F rocket and the Shenzhou 15 spacecraft on their way to the launch site in Jiuquan. Photo: CMS

With the theme of “painting a beautiful China, talking about a good life”, the Tiangong Exhibition kicked off with a total of 40 youth paintings displayed in the hands of three astronauts. The paintings were carried by the astronauts when they flew into space on the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft on November 29, 2022, expressing the children’s impressions and dreams about the country’s traditions, future, and the field of space exploration.

Shenzhou-15 is the final mission in the plan to complete the construction of the Tiangong station to begin phase 1 of putting the station into operation and development./.