China's manned spacecraft technology progressing
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E-mail CNTV, December 4, 2012
The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program. The successful program raises China's manned spacecraft technology to a higher level.
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The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program.[Mod.gov.cn] |
![The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program.[CNTV]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20121204/001aa0ba5c8512279e890c.jpg "The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program.[CNTV]")
The two participants in the trial lived in a 36 square meter space-simulator for 30 days. The oxygen they breathed was produced by the plants grown within the simulator. The participants' urine was processed to irrigate the plants, so as to create a balanced ecosystem within the simulator.
By implementing a comprehensive waste-water disposal system, the simulation is able to achieve 100 percent self-sufficiency of air. Experts at the Astronaut Center of China say by reducing supplies from the outside, this self-sufficient technology is essential to solving long-term manned space travel.
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The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program. [Mod.gov.cn] |
![The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program. [Mod.gov.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20121204/001aa0ba5c8512279eb20d.jpg "The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program. [Mod.gov.cn]")
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The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program.[Mod.gov.cn] |
![The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program.[Mod.gov.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20121204/001aa0ba5c8512279ecc0e.jpg "The Astronaut Center of China has successfully completed a 30-day self-sufficient space habitat testing program.[Mod.gov.cn]")
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