Mouse astronaut selection vlog

Four mice, two males and two females, will be transported to the space station aboard the Shenzhou-21 spaceship on October 31 and raised in orbit. This is the first time China will conduct scientific experiments involving rodents in space. Subsequently, the mice will return to Earth via a spaceship. Click on the video to see how mice passed the competition and secured a chance to travel to the space station.

(Produced by Zhu Yingqi and Zhong Jinye; Source: Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences)