China News Service, Beijing, August 20 (Ma Shuaisha) According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 14:33 on August 20, Beijing time, after about 6 hours of outing activities, the Shenzhou XII astronaut took The team worked closely and successfully completed all the scheduled missions during the exit activity. Astronaut Nie Haisheng and astronaut Liu Boming have safely returned to the core module of Tianhe, about 1 hour ahead of the original plan. The second astronaut exit in the space station phase A complete success.
In this outing activity, the world has vigorously coordinated, inside and outside the cabin, and has completed the installation of the extravehicular extension pump set, the panoramic camera D lifting and other tasks. The whole process went smoothly and successfully, which further tested the function of my country's new generation of extravehicular spacesuits. The performance has verified the astronauts’ ability to work with the robotic arm and the reliability and safety of the supporting equipment related to exiting activities.
Currently, the Shenzhou 12 manned mission has entered its third month.
In the future, the astronaut crew will continue to carry out space science and technology experiments, and plan to return to the Dongfeng landing site in mid-September.
Before returning, the Shenzhou spacecraft will also conduct an orbiting and radial rendezvous test.
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