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Elizabeth Howell

China's Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report

An astronaut in a spacesuit floats outside of a large white cylinder in space. earth can be seen in the background.

China will beef up its space debris procedures for astronauts after a partial loss of power on its Tiangong space station, according to state media.

Astronauts on the Shenzhou 17 mission conducted two spacewalks outside the Tiangong space station this winter, most recently on March 1. At the time, Chinese media said there had been a partial (but minor) loss of power supply after the outpost's solar panels suffered a debris strike.

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