China’s burgeoning advancements in space medicine are poised to significantly impact future manned lunar landings and deep space exploration missions. At the Second Frontier Forum of Space Medicine, which commenced on Saturday in Hangzhou City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, experts highlighted the initial results achieved by the Chinese mainland’s space station in this critical field.
Over the two-day forum, leading experts and scholars are exchanging cutting-edge theories, sharing the latest development trends in space medicine, and discussing pivotal topics such as ensuring astronaut survival during deep space missions.
“The technical support of space medicine is an indispensable component in the application and development stages of the Chinese mainland’s space station and the implementation of a manned lunar landing mission,” said Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China’s manned space program and the country’s first taikonaut, at the opening ceremony. “Both have ushered in new opportunities for the development of space medicine.”
Space medicine plays a vital role not only in supporting astronauts but also in promoting public health. It offers theoretical support and a technical platform for research into cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems, human aging, and drug protection and screening.
“We will continue to enhance our in-orbit protection capabilities and build technical reserves for manned deep space exploration missions,” stated Li Yinghui, a researcher at the China Astronaut Research and Training Center.
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