Successful second spacewalk on the China Space Station

On 20 August 2021, at 06:33 UTC (14:33 China Standard Time), the Shenzhou-12 crew successfully completed the second extravehicular activity (EVA, spacewalk) on the China Space Station. Having completed all the scheduled tasks, astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming returned inside the Tianhe core module about an hour earlier than originally planned. During the spacewalk, the astronauts installed a pump, oriented the external panoramic camera and tested the new EVA spacesuits. The Shenzhou-12 crew, astronauts Nie Haisheng (commander), Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, is scheduled to return to Earth in mid-September. Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Media Group(CMG)