translated from Spanish: China conducts its second spacewalk in 13 years, CNSA reported


The two astronauts orbiting the Tiangong space station, made the second trek of the eastern country after thirteen years, so reported today the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), in charge of manned space missions. So astronaut Liu Boming departed from the Tianhe module on Sunday morning, while his partner, Tang Hongbo, joined him a few moments later, in order to try on state-of-the-art spacesuits, which allow them to spend up to eight hours off the station. It is worth mentioning that, China launched on June 17 the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft with three crew members on board with the intention that they will contribute to the development of its Tiangong space station, which the Asian country expects to have ready by 2022. Read more: They collapse part of the building that didn’t collapse in Surfside, Florida Astronauts Liu Boming, Nie Haisheng and Tang Hongbo will remain in orbit for three months, docked in the Tianhe module, which in turn is connected to the Tianzhou-2 cargo ship, which contains provisions, special suits, equipment and fuel.  The Tiangong station will orbit the Earth at an altitude of between 340 and 450 kilometers, and is designed to last around 10 years, although some experts say that with proper maintenance it can extend its duration up to 15 years. Read more: Man breaks record by eating 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes in New York It will be until 2024 when Tiangong is likely to become the world’s only space station if the U.S.-led International Space Station retires that year as planned. The Chinese space program has managed to land the Chang’e 4 probe on the far side of the Moon in recent years, and in mid-May, reach Mars for the first time, becoming the third country after the United States and what was the Soviet Union, to land. Video: Landslide that left the rains in Japan



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