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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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