🌌 Craving a cosmic snack? Look no further than the China Space Station, where taikonauts just received a juicy delivery: 90 kilograms of fresh fruits via the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft! 🍇🍏 This intergalactic Uber Eats moment highlights China’s rapidly evolving space logistics—and yes, astronauts can have their space cake and eat it too.
From 70kg to 90kg: The Fruitful Evolution 🚀
Tianzhou-7 smashed records with its 22.5 cubic-meter cargo hold (bigger than your average bus! 🚍), delivering 40% more fruit than last year’s Tianzhou-6 mission. The upgrade? Fewer fuel tanks needed now that the space station’s construction phase is complete. Efficiency level: 🧑🍳💫
3-Hour Delivery: Faster Than Your DoorDash ⏱️
This mission nailed docking in just three hours—half the time of earlier flights. While it didn’t beat Tianzhou-5’s 2022 two-hour speedrun 🏎️, it’s proof that China’s space program is perfecting the art of celestial supply drops.
What’s Next? Modular Magic 🔧
Tianzhou spacecraft are built like Lego sets 🧱: future models could swap pressurized fruit compartments for open modules to haul giant solar panels or lab equipment. Think of it as SpaceX meets IKEA—but for orbit.
Editor’s note: Hungry for more space tech scoops? Stay tuned for our next Tech Please! update! 👩🚀🔭
Reference(s):
cgtn.com