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      Military summer camp for students kicks off in Macao

      2024-07-14 21:31 Last Updated At:22:17

      The 17th Military Summer Camp for Macao Youth kicked off at the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Macao Garrison on Saturday, with an opening ceremony held on the same day.

      Jointly organized by the Chinese PLA Macao Garrison and the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, the seven-day summer camp attracted more than 150 young students in Macao to attend.

      At the opening ceremony, teenagers sang China's national anthem, received the flag of "Military Summer Camp", and lined up in an orderly fashion to begin their military camp life.

      "This is the first time for me to come to the army and experience military life with my classmates. This is new for me, and I look forward to learning more national defense and military knowledge," said Lee Wing Tung, a student from Hou Kong Middle School.

      The summer camp has designed multiple military training subjects such as tactics and shooting, and arranged the learning of national defense, diplomacy, and personal first aid. It will also organize activities like artistic performance.

      Since the first edition was held, more than 2,100 Macao students have experienced the military life and learned national defense knowledge at the PLA Macao Garrison.

      Military summer camp for students kicks off in Macao

      Military summer camp for students kicks off in Macao

      Members of the Shenzhou-19 crew aboard China's Tiangong Space Station successfully completed their second series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) at 01:12 (Beijing Time) on Tuesday, after performing multiple tasks including the installation of space debris protection devices and an extravehicular inspection.

      Astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze worked for over eight hours to complete the tasks, with Cai and Song undertaking spacewalk duties. They were assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth.

      Song stepped out of Tiangong's Wentian lab module at 16:55 on Monday. Cai exited the module about two hours later to join Song on device installation tasks. Meanwhile, Wang stayed in the station's core module to provide support.

      "The primary task is to install debris protection devices outside the module to safeguard its external cables from debris impact. Given the increasingly severe risk of space debris collisions in the orbital environment, we have carefully selected appropriate materials and made specialized designs. Additionally, the protection devices are designed to be easily and securely installed on the exterior of the space station, ensuring effective protection," said Li Zhihai, an aerospace engineer with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

      During their previous extravehicular mission in December, the Shenzhou-19 crew primarily installed protective devices for the external pipelines and cables of the Tianhe core module. Their second spacewalk put a focus on strengthening the Wentian lab module.

      "Since the operational area for this mission differs from the previous one, the entire path planning process for the robotic arm must take into account the specific conditions around the Wentian module. It is essential to avoid any interference or collisions with the module itself or its solar panels. This requires maintaining a safe distance, which necessitates optimization in the design phase on the ground, along with extensive testing and validation," Li said.

      The crew has completed all tasks smoothly and the two astronauts conducting the EVAs have returned to the Wentian lab module safely.

      "The astronauts showed exceptional efficiency and speed throughout the entire process, and all installations were done perfectly," Li said.

      The Shenzhou-19 crew have completed nearly half of their space journey and are scheduled to carry out a significant number of in-orbit scientific experiments and technological tests, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

      Shenzhou-19 crew strengthens Tiangong station's debris protection in second spacewalk

      Shenzhou-19 crew strengthens Tiangong station's debris protection in second spacewalk

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