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August 17th, 2021
Crew of Shenzhou-12
Credit: GlobaLink/Inside Outer Space screengrab
Chinese taikonauts now stationed in the Tianhe core space station module are soon to carry out another round of spacewalking chores.
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Tuesday the extravehicular activities for a second time will occur within the next few days.
This Shenzhou-12 crew — Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo — have now been onboard the country’s first space station for two months. They will remain in Earth orbit for another month before their return to terra firma. They entered the Tianhe module on June 17.
Credit: CCTV/Inside Outer Space screengrab
Next supply ship
Meanwhile, a Long March-7 Y4 rocket has arrived at its launch site in southern China’s Hainan Province and is now being readied to boost the Tianzhou-3 supply craft.
New China TV/Inside Outer Space screengrab
The booster, alongside the Tianzhou-3 cargo craft, were transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, and will be assembled and tested there at that location, the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) said on Monday.
Credit: CCTV/Inside Outer Space screengrab
Additionally, the piloted Shenzhou-13 spacecraft and its carrier rocket are also undergoing preparations at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, CMSEO reported.
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