Three Chinese astronauts honored with medals
The three crew members of the Shenzhou XVII mission have been awarded with medals to honor their service and accomplishments. The Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission conferred on Friday the Second-grade Space Service Medal on Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo, the mission commander, and Third-grade Space Service Medal on the crew members Lieutenant Colonel Tang Shengjie and Lieutenant Colonel Jiang Xinlin. The Shenzhou XVII crew, who were the sixth crew to inhabit the Tiangong space station, took over the massive orbiting spacecraft in late October 2023 from their peers in the Shenzhou XVI mission. During the Shenzhou XVII mission, the team conducted nearly 100 scientific experiments and technological tests in various fields, including life science, space medicine and new materials. The current crew inside the Tiangong — the three members of the Shenzhou XVIII mission headed by Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu — arrived at the colossal outpost on April 26.
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