Astronauts start 2nd spacewalk outside space station

By Zhao Lei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-08-20 10:33
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Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Aug 20, 2021 shows Chinese astronaut Liu Boming preparing to slip out of the space station core module Tianhe to conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs). [Photo/Xinhua]

The three-month Shenzhou XII, the nation's seventh manned spaceflight, is part of the Tiangong program, which aims to complete a three-component station in a low-Earth orbit before the end of 2022.

Upon its completion, Tiangong will be manned regularly by groups of three astronauts in periods lasting several months. During handovers to new three-member crews, the station will accommodate up to six astronauts.

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