Chinese astronauts welcome Year of the Snake in space

China's Shenzhou-19 astronauts sent their Lunar New Year greetings home from the nation's Tiangong space station to welcome in the Year of the Snake.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shenzhou-19 space mission crew:

"We are in the space home of the Chinese people, wishing you all a happy Chinese New Year! We wish the people of the whole country good health and all the best in the Year of Snake! May our great motherland enjoy harmony and prosperity!"