China s aerospace institutions explained on Thursday that the water in a cup didn t float in space due to the water surface tension at work in the weightless environment, and the cup was fixed on the table for ease of use, as a science class from China s space station run by taikonauts triggered a wide discussion on overseas social media recently.
Three nominees have been proposed as recipients of this year s August 1 Medal, namely Du Fuguo, a young demining soldier, Qian Qihu, winner of the country s highest science and technology award and Nie Haisheng, commander of the epic Shenzhou-12 manned spaceflight mission.
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