🚀 Houston, we have dumplings! China's Shenzhou-21 crew is rewriting the rulebook for holiday celebrations by hosting the first-ever floating Lunar New Year feast in space! As Earth celebrates the Year of the Horse, these cosmic pioneers are maintaining traditions 350km above our planet's surface.
🌌 The spacecraft has transformed into a zero-gravity festival zone with crimson lanterns drifting between modules and vacuum-sealed niangao (sticky rice cake) packets. Mission commander Wang Wei recently livestreamed crew members using chopsticks to chase dumplings through the air – 'It's like edible confetti!' he laughed.
🎇 This orbital celebration blends cutting-edge tech with ancient customs:
Digital red envelopes sent via space-to-ground network
3D-printed zodiac horse decorations
Pre-recorded family messages played during 'virtual reunion' time
🇨🇳 Mission Control confirmed the crew will participate in tonight's Spring Festival Gala through a special satellite link. As Wang noted: 'Wherever Chinese people go – even to space – we carry our culture with us.'
🔭 This historic space celebration comes as China's Tiangong station prepares to host international astronauts later this year. Who's hungry for some anti-gravity mooncakes? 🥮
