Astronauts email home from outer space  

粤海关：印度、南美等为源头的毒品走私活动上升

海关总署广东分署19日通报，年初以来广东地区以印度、巴基斯坦、南美等为源头的毒品走私活动有所上升，该省海关今年以来侦破包括“人体藏毒”在内的多起涉外走私毒品案件。

Beijing (CNS) -- The three Chinese astronauts began their life in space after successfully floating into the cabin of the space lab module Tiangong-1 on Monday. Despite being a few hundred kilometers above the ground, the technically isolated astronauts are communicating with their families via email and video.

At 15:46 pm, June 19, engineer Yu Tianyi at Beijing Aerospace Control Center sent a set of commands to the astronauts via text email, attaching audi and video files. This is the first email ever to connect the Earth-bound with people in outer space.

Regarding the choice of this communication media, email is more convenient and flexible compared to remote command, explained Li Jian, and the astronauts can use email to contact their families, as well as receive flight plans, guidance videos for tasks, and even movies and music for their entertainment on the long empty evenings.