Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (right) and Chen Dong at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on October 17. (Photos by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn)
Space cuisine
Astronauts on Shenzhou XI will have over a hundred dishes for the 33 days during the trip.
They will have the same dining time as people in China for three meals a day, with delicious classic Chinese dishes.
The meal menu changes every day for a 5-day period.
According to Cao Ping, vice chief of nutrition and food research for astronauts center, space food won't be expired in over a year and specially sterilized water. There's also a food heater in Tiangong II for making the food taste better.
Cao said in the future the technology could purify the urine into drinking water.
Work and rest schedule
During their stay in space, the astronauts work and rest in line with schedules on the ground.
They will work six days a week and eight hours a day.
They have spare time from 8 pm to 10 pm each day. During the time, they can take photos, listen to the music, or even have a video talk with their families in private.
