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Spacesuits keep astronauts safe Share CLOSE Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on July 4, 2021, shows Chinese astronaut Liu Boming walking out of the space station core module Tianhe. Chinese astronauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo both slipped out of the space station core module Tianhe at 11:02 am (Beijing Time) on July 4, starting extravehicular activities, according to the China Manned Space Agency. [Photo/Xinhua]
China s domestically developed spacesuits have ensured the safety of astronauts during their stay in the space station s core Tianhe module and while performing activities outside it.
They have both intravehicular spacesuits and extravehicular spacesuits, said Zhang Wanxin, director of the astronaut suit project at the Astronaut Center of China.
2021-07-06 11:28 By: Xinhua
Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on July 4, 2021 shows a Chinese astronaut conducting extravehicular activities (EVAs) out of the space station core module Tianhe. Chinese astronauts have completed extravehicular activities (EVAs) and returned to the space station core module Tianhe, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Sunday. The first EVAs during the construction of the country s space station were a complete success, the CMSA declared. The Shenzhou-12 spaceship crew, after approximately 7 hours of extravehicular activities (EVAs), have completed all the scheduled tasks, and astronauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo returned to the space station core module at 2:57 p.m. (Beijing Time), according to CMSA. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
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2021-07-05 09:44 By: Xinhua
Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on July 4, 2021 shows Chinese astronauts conducting extravehicular activities (EVAs) out of the space station core module Tianhe. Chinese astronauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo had both slipped out of the space station core module Tianhe by 11:02 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Sunday, starting EVAs, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Donning new-generation homemade EMU (extravehicular mobility unit) spacesuits Feitian, meaning flying to space, the two astronauts have completed installing the foot restraints and extravehicular working platform on the mechanical arm, the CMSA said. They will continue to work together to install other relevant extravehicular equipment with the aid of the mechanical arm, it said. Astronaut Nie Haisheng has been staying inside Tianhe in cooperation with Liu and Tang for their EVAs. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)