Chinese taikonauts make second ascent into outer space

Photo: Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng

BEIJING, July 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A picture taken on July 3, 2024 at the Beijing Air Traffic Control Center shows astronaut Li Cong as he embarks on a spacewalk. The taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 orbital station completed their second ascent into free space at 10:51 p.m. Beijing time on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Spaceflight Agency.

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