Shen zhou ban dap activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Jan. 20, 2025 shows Shenzhou-19 astronaut Song Lingdong performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station.

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Taikonauts of the Shenzhou-19 manned spaceflight mission crew successfully completed their second series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) at 1:12 am on Tuesday, which lasted approximately 8.5 hours, the Global Times learned from the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA.) The agency also outlined plans consisting of three major missions for 2025.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences also disclosed to the Global Times on Tuesday as the China Space Station enters the third year of becoming fully operational, abundant research results have been achieved in multiple disciplines including the space biology and new materials science, laying foundations for future applications. 

Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and the third member of the crew Wang Haoze, collaborated to install spa