Medical research gaps on female astronauts to be closed  

香港内地联手研究航天员生理心理

载有3名航天员的“神州九号”飞船，与中国首个目标飞行器“天宫一号”18日完成自动交会对接。香港专家关注中国载人航天取得新突破，并指出，随着航天员在太空活动的时间越来越长，对他们、尤其是女航天员的生理、心理及航天医学方面的研究的迫切性也越来越大，而香港和内地可以强强联手。

Hong Kong (CNS) -- Shenzhou-9, with its crew of three astronauts, successfully docked with the Tiangong-1 space lab module on Monday afternoon. The three astronauts will conduct 15 experiments relating to space medicine.

Research on the physical and psychological reactions of astronauts is urgently needed, especially studies to fill the gaps in knowledge regarding female physiology and psychology in space, said Qin Ling, professor of Medical School, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUH). 

Medical departments of the CUH and China Cosmonaut Training Center have been working together for many years to conduct exhaustive studies on how the state of weightlessness affects the body and mind.