At 08:14 Beijing Time on May 11, 2026, the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft was successfully launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site.
Representing the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, CAS undertakes the Space Utilization System of China Manned Space Program. It delivered various supplies via Tianzhou-10, including payloads, experiment units and samples, experiment consumables, as well as spare parts. For this mission, the system sent up 17 standard cargo packages and 1 set of cell space-borne life support equipment, totaling 67 sets of products with a gross weight of 768.2 kilograms.
After being transported to the space station, these supplies will support the implementation of 41 scientific experiments covering four major disciplines: space life science and biotechnology, microgravity physical science, innovative space application technologies, space astronomy and earth science. These efforts sustain the continuous and progressive space scientific research and application experiments on the orbital station. A host of high-profile experiments such as high-resolution greenhouse gas monitoring and space embryo development research will be carried out in orbit successively.
Observing Carbon Emissions via Space-based Vision
In the field of space astronomy and earth science, a compact high-resolution collaborative detection payload for greenhouse gas point sources, jointly developed under the lead of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has been sent into space.
This payload can precisely measure the concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) emitted by key emission sources in mid and low latitudes worldwide. It provides reliable, accurate and high-frequency data for carbon emission monitoring, reporting and verification of such point sources, offers solid data support for China’s dual-carbon goals, and contributes Chinese solutions to global climate change response.
Establishing a Complete Research Chain for In-orbit Embryo Development
Steady progress has been made in systematic space embryo research within space life science and biotechnology. This mission supports five key experiments, including research on the damage mechanisms of early mammalian embryos exposed to space environment, protein homeostasis regulation mechanisms underlying weightlessness-induced bone loss and myocardial remodeling, as well as the construction and development of human artificial embryos in space conditions.
Exploring how space environment affects organism reproduction and embryonic development and its underlying mechanisms is critical to safeguarding human reproduction health and long-term deep-space residence, and also facilitates in-depth understanding of the essence of life. Targeting the Tianzhou-10 mission, the Space Utilization System has designed a full in-orbit embryo research chain ranging from zebrafish embryos and mouse embryos to stem cell-derived artificial embryos, forming a complete research system covering lower vertebrates to higher mammals.
Cutting-edge In-orbit Experiments Conducted in Multiple Disciplines
In the realm of microgravity fluid physics and combustion science, key researches focus on multiphase flow, phase change heat transfer and applications, soft matter and complex fluids, as well as fluid dynamics and relevant applications. Specific experiments include electric field coupled micro-nano structure enhanced boiling heat transfer under microgravity, liquid evaporation dynamics and enhanced heat transfer under multi-field space effects, reconfigurable liquid-based soft metamaterials in orbit, and interaction rules of clean gas fire extinguishing agents with variable pressure and oxygen concentration and diffusion flames in microgravity environments.
In space materials science, researches center on material preparation mechanisms under microgravity, development of new functional materials and corresponding fabrication technologies, and in-orbit service performance research of external exposed materials. Relevant experiments cover service performance and optimization strategies of flexibly encapsulated monocrystalline silicon solar cells, as well as space fabrication and property analysis of multi-component bioglass.
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