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        "msgid": "chinese-space-station-crew-welcome-year-of-the-horse-with-cake-and-wishes-1771395370",
        "date": "2026-02-17 12:33:16",
        "title": "Chinese Space Station Crew Welcome Year of the Horse with Cake and Wishes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
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        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "The three-member Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's Tiangong space station celebrated the Lunar New Year \u2014 the Year of the Horse \u2014 with festive decorations, traditional food, and video greetings beamed to Earth. Notably, the crew enjoyed a freshly baked cake from a space oven, a first for Tiangong celebrations, as their mission surpassed the 100-day mark with all scientific experiments and operations proceeding smoothly.",
        "content": "<p>Beijing (ANTARA) - Despite being 400 kilometres above Earth and\nunable to return home to celebrate the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year\nthis year, China\u2019s taikonauts found their own way to keep the\ntraditional Chinese holiday warm and sweet.<\/p>\n<p>The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard the Tiangong space station, meaning\nHeavenly Palace, celebrated the arrival of the Lunar New Year, which\nthis year marks the Year of the Horse. On Monday (16 February), Lunar\nNew Year\u2019s Eve, the three taikonauts sent their greetings to Earth via a\nvideo released by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay everyone receive the best and find peace,\u201d said commander Zhang\nLu. This was his second time celebrating the festival in space. Zhang\npreviously took part in the Shenzhou-15 mission launched in November\n2022, during which he spent six months in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>For taikonaut Wu Fei, this was his first Spring Festival in orbit, an\nexperience he described as both novel and a source of pride. \u201cThe Year\nof the Horse calls for the spirit of a galloping steed. Let us keep\nstriving towards our dreams and working for happiness,\u201d said the young\nflight engineer. \u201cMay the road ahead be safe and smooth, and may your\nlives grow better with each passing day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was also the first time payload specialist Zhang Hongzhang\ncelebrated the Lunar New Year in space. Noting that scientific\nexperiments aboard the space station were progressing smoothly, the\nbespectacled taikonaut with a fondness for poetry said, \u201cIn the new\nyear, we will continue exploring the cosmos like galloping horses,\nwriting new chapters across the vast starry sky.\u201d As a scientist turned\ntaikonaut, he also expressed hopes for the advancement of China\u2019s\nscientific and technological endeavours, saying, \u201cMay every effort bear\nfruit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This marks the fourth Spring Festival celebrated by taikonauts aboard\nTiangong since the space station was completed in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Though far from home, these space explorers felt the same warmth of\ncelebration as people on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The three Shenzhou-21 crew members decorated the space station with\nred lanterns, Chinese knots, and paper-cut crafts. They also enjoyed\ntraditions they would normally share with their families on Earth, such\nas eating dumplings and festive dishes symbolising prosperity, peace,\nand good fortune.<\/p>\n<p>Compared with previous crews, the Shenzhou-21 team had one additional\ndish on their table \u2014 a freshly baked cake from the space oven.<\/p>\n<p>Launched on 31 October 2025, the Shenzhou-21 crew\u2019s space voyage has\nsurpassed 100 days. All tasks, including scientific experiments,\nequipment maintenance, and health management, are proceeding smoothly,\naccording to CMSA.<\/p>",
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