‘We were under a lot of pressure,’ commander Cai Xuzhe says, describing unrehearsed effort to fix problem with space station hardware
Cai told CCTV that a payload adaptor unexpectedly jammed during a cargo installation outside the spacecraft.
The adaptor is a docking mechanism used for various tasks, such as extravehicular experiments or the replacement and maintenance of spacecraft or platform components.
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According to Cai, because of limited time and the unplanned nature of the task, they did not have specialised equipment at hand and needed to find an unrehearsed solution in cooperation with the ground team.
