Lanzhou of China News Service on17 November, ( reporter Ding SI)17 reporters from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Fifth Research Institute five one0 Institute understands, the Institute has undertaken the Shenzhou eight Tiangong-1, a total of 87 / sets single research task, which added outside the cabin the high-power LED lighting equipment, meet in the rendezvous docking lighting requirements, the irradiation distance of 150 meters.

The manned spaceflight mechanical and electronic technology research center chief engineer She Shigang introduced, the Shenzhou eight, Tiangong-1equipment environmental testing condition than the Shenzhou seven has bigger rise, environmental testing temperature from -15℃ to 50 ℃to -35℃ to 70 ℃, environmental test time also increases exponentially, so the equipment used in the components and raw material quality requirements of higher.

"The new lighting equipment, but also to let the people can see clearly the Shenzhou eight and Tiangong-1rendezvous and docking process." She Shigang says.

In addition to the new LED lighting equipment, in order to display the Shenzhou eight, Tiangong-1instrument equipment more data information, has also increased the graphics display requirements. " The Shenzhou eight, Tiangong-1were using the color liquid crystal display, replaced the Shenzhou seven using a monochrome LCD screen." She Shigang said, this is the first application of instrument equipment.

Article five one0 Institute as China's first directly engaged in the spacecraft development unit, begin from 2005, undertake the Shenzhou eight, Tiangong-1development tasks, completed the structural thermal control ship, electric boat, identification, this kind of equipment development, production work equipment.

In November 17, 2011 18:14chinanews.com