Space lesson to reach millions

Morethan60millionstudentsandteachersatChina"s80,000middleschoolswillexperienceaspecialclassdeliveredbyChina"sfirstteacherinspacefrommorethan300kilometersaboveEarth"ssurface.FemaleastronautWangYapingwillcarryoutfundamentalphysicsexperimentsonboardtheorbitingTiangong-1spacemoduleataround10amonThursday,thespaceprogramsaidinareleaseonWednesday.Shewillinteractwithmorethan330studentswhowillgatherataclassroomoftheHighSchoolAffiliatedtoRenminUniversityofChinainBeijing,accordingtothespaceprogram.InvitedbytheMinistryofEducation,thegroupofstudentsincludeschildrenofethnicgroupsandmigrantworkers,andstudentrepresentativesfromHongKong,MacaoandTaiwan.ThespacelessonwillalsobebroadcastliveonChinaCentralTelevisionsothatstudentsacrossthecountrycanwatchtheclasssimultaneously.StudentsinclassroomsthatarenotequippedwithTVsetscanlistentothelectureviaradio.Acircularissuedbytheministrysaidthelecturewilltakeplacefrom10:04amto10:55amonThursday.WuPing,aspokeswomanforthemannedspaceprogram,toldapressconferencelastweekthatastronautWangwilltalkaboutmotionandsurfacetensionofliquidinamicro-gravityenvironment,andshewillhelpstudentsbetterunderstandweight,massandNewton"sLaws.ComparedwiththelessongivenbyUSastronautBarbaraMorganin2007,thelessongivenbyChina"ssecondwomaninspacewilllastlongerandinvolveexperimentsthataremoredifficulttoaccomplish,saidaspaceexpertwhodeclinedtogivehisname."Morgandisplayedthedailyroutineinspace,suchasdrinkingabeverageandcarryingoutphysicalexercisesinspace.WangYapingwillfocusmoreontheexplanationofphysicstheories,"hesaid.WusaidthatthethreeastronautsontheShenzhouXmissionhavepreparedcarefullyforthespeciallesson.EarliermediareportssaidthethreeastronautshaverehearsedseveraltimesonEarthinasimulator.Theideaofgivingstudentsalessonfromspacehasreceivedwarmfeedbackonline.Thousandsofnetizenshavesubmittedquestionsorpostedcommentsonthewebsiteofthemannedspaceprogram,whichissolicitingquestionsfortheastronautsontheShenzhouXmission.Questionssubmittedincludedhowtomeasureanastronaut"sweightandhowtodistinguishdirectionsinspace.Astronautswerealsoaskedabouttheirfeelingsabouttimeinspaceandhowtheyusethetoiletinthespacemodule.OnWednesday,thethreeastronautsoftheShenzhouXmission—commanderNieHaisheng,astronautZhangXiaoguangandastronautWangYaping,saidtheyareingoodconditionafterspendingsevendaysinspace.ThespacecraftliftedofffromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinGansuprovinceonJune11.ItconductedaroboticdockingwiththeorbitingTiangong-1spacemoduletwodayslater.ItisscheduledtoconductamanualdockingwithTiangong-1duringthesecondhalfofthe15-daymission.

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