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China Space Station - The Tianhe core module has Hall-effect thrusters - CSS astronauts unpack EVA spacesuit

 







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June 23, 2021

China Space Station (CSS)

The Tianhe core module (天和核心舱), the first and main component of the China Space Station (中国空间站), has two propulsion systems: chemical propulsion that creates thrust from chemical reactions between solid or liquid propellants, and Hall-effect thrusters that generate thrust by accelerating ions using electricity.

The Tianhe core module has Hall-effect thrusters

The Shenzhou-12 crew on board the China Space Station (CSS), astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, moved the extravehicular activity spacesuit from the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft to the Tianhe core module, on 20 June 2021.

CSS Taikonaut (astronaut) EVA spacesuit

Astronauts (taikonauts) are scheduled to conduct two extravehicular activities (EVA) during their three-month mission. The Chinese spacesuits are similar to Russian Orlan spacesuits.

CSS astronauts unpack EVA spacesuit

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For more information about China National Space Administration (CNSA), visit: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/

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