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China fortifies Tiangong space station after Russian satellite explosion


In 6½-hour mission, two crew spacewalk to install shields against debris and photograph the station’s exterior.

For the spacewalk just before 11pm Hong Kong time on Wednesday, a robotic arm moved astronaut Li Cong to the station’s external equipment site. After completing the installation, Li Cong used the robotic arm to move to an inspection point where he used his helmet camera to survey and photograph the payload adaptor’s surface condition. During their initial spacewalk on May 28, they installed protective devices on the Mengtian lab module external cables, according to the China Manned Space Agency(CMSA).

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