Shenzhou-9 Continues Its Firsts

Following a successful dock with and boarding of Chinese space lab Tiangong-1, the Shenzhou-9 crew continue to follow through on their mission objectives. Tuesday’s “first” for the taikonauts was the receipt of space email from the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The three crew members are operating on Beijing time, but take it in turn to sleep so one crew member is always on duty. Below, a mission profile and diagram of the orbiting spacecraft and lab: Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration