Silkworms in Tiangong-2 Space Lab Begin to Spin Cocoons

Some of the six silkworms, which have been brought into China’s Tiangong-2 space lab for experiments, have begun to spin cocoons one week after the Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft blasted off on Oct. 17. The silkworm-raising, as one of the three experiments designed by Hong Kong middle school students, are being carried out by the two Chinese astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, in the space lab.