Astronauts in Tiangong 2 show good health condition

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The two astronauts aboard space lab Tiangong-2 appear to be in good health, according to a remote medical test on Thursday.

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2016 shows the screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center showing the two Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (L) and Chen Dong in the space lab Tiangong 2. The two astronauts onboard the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft entered the space lab Tiangong 2 Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Ju Zhenhua)

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2016 shows the screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center showing the two Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (L) and Chen Dong in the space lab Tiangong 2. The two astronauts onboard the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft entered the space lab Tiangong 2 Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Ju Zhenhua)

With a domestically developed remote medical consultation system linking the space lab and space center on earth, Earth-based medical staff carried out regular medical checkups and cardiac function examinations on the astronauts, who appear to be in perfect health, said Wu Bin, director of the medical clinic of the Astronaut Center of China.

The astronauts also mastered medical care for themselves and each other before their launch, said Wu.

Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, the Chinese astronauts participating in the manned space expedition, left the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft and entered the space lab Tiangong-2 on Wednesday morning.

They will live in the space lab for 30 days before returning to Earth.

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