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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) — The crew members of the Shenzhou 20 manned spacecraft, who are currently aboard China’s space station, completed the second round of extravehicular activity on Thursday, the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) said.
The three astronauts, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, worked for about 6.5 hours and completed their tasks by 9:29 p.m. Beijing time. The astronauts were assisted by a robotic arm and a team of scientific and technical experts on the ground.
Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui, who were assigned to perform the spacewalk, installed the space debris protection device and carried out inspection and maintenance of the external equipment and facilities.
They also installed leg adapters and interface modules on the external platform, which will improve the efficiency of spacewalks. As a result, the duration of future spacewalks is expected to be reduced by about 40 minutes, CMSA noted.
The Shenzhou-20 crew members are currently conducting various scientific experiments in a planned manner. In the future, the astronauts will focus on conducting scientific research and technology tests in key areas such as space life science, fundamental microgravity physics, space material science, space medicine and new space technology. –0–