Taikonaut system chief designer: Shenzhou-14 crew did a wonderful job
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The chief designer of the taikonaut system of the China Manned Space Program, Huang Weifen talked to CGTN about the performance of the Shenzhou-14 crew members, saying that they did a wonderful job.

"The three taikonauts did very well during the mission, showing their extraordinary mental and physical qualities. I think these well-trained taikonauts set a good example," Huang Weifen commented.

Three crew members of Shenzhou-14 during a space lecture to students on earth. (Photo: CMG)

"After they entered the space station in orbit, they adapted very well and quickly to the environment and finished the jobs there brilliantly."

"They constantly experienced the changes and did many extra jobs. They did three extravehicular activities which varied from each other," she answered when asked about why the crew did one more space walk during their six-month stay in space than previous ones.

"After the third one, they installed two connecting devices among the Wentian lab module, the Mengtian lab module and the node cabin of the Tianhe core module. This means that the three modules of the station were finally linked together. This is very meaningful," she said.

"And we could see that Chen Dong, Cai Xuzhe and Liu Yang performed very well not just in the extravehicular activities, but during space lectures as well," she commented.

"They conducted many scientific experiments, including some extra experiments that they didn't receive the trainings for. They also did some activities like filming videos for the public good. They are just wonderful," the taikonaut system chief designer said.