Chinese taikonauts went into outer space from the Tianhe module at the Chinese Tiangong space station under construction to perform work, the broadcast is conducted by the Chinese Global Television Network.
The Taikonauts went into outer space on Friday at 5: 39 Moscow time, it is assumed that they will spend about seven hours outside the station. The main task of the crew is to lift and fix the panoramic camera D.
On June 17, the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-12 with a crew of three astronauts on board (Nie Haisheng, Tang Hongbo and Liu Boming), launched using the Changzheng-2 launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome, successfully docked with the Tiangong station.
Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo made the first crew exit from the module into outer space, where they stayed for 6 hours and 46 minutes. The astronauts completed all the tasks, including installing equipment, lifting the panoramic camera, as well as checking the operation of the robotic manipulator and the reliability of the spacesuits.
The basic module of the future Chinese orbital station was launched in April of this year, in total, it will take 11 launches and a little more than a year to complete its construction.
According to the plan, Interfax notes, two laboratory modules should be put into orbit, which will be docked to the base one, as well as four cargo and four manned spacecraft will be launched.