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		</div><p>Two astronauts have made the first space walk outside China’s new orbital station to work on setting up a 50ft (15m) long robotic arm.</p>
<p>Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo were shown on state TV, climbing out of the airlock as Earth rolled past below them. The third crew member, commander Nie Haisheng, stayed inside.</p>
<p>The astronauts arrived in mid-June for a three-month mission on board China’s third orbital station, part of an ambitious space programme that landed a robot rover on Mars in May.</p>
<p>Their mission comes as the ruling Communist Party celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding.</p>
<p>The station’s first module, Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, was launched on April 29.</p>
<p>That was followed by an automated spacecraft with food and fuel.</p>
<p>Liu, Nie and Tang arrived on board a Shenzhou capsule on June 17.</p>
<p>On Sunday, Liu and Tang were completing installation of a robotic arm that will be used to assemble the rest of the station, according to state media.</p>
<p>State TV said their space suits are designed to allow them to work in the vacuum of space for up to six hours if needed.</p>
<p>The space agency plans a total of 11 launches up to the end of next year to add two more modules to the 70-ton station.</p>
<p>Liu is a veteran of the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, during which Zhai Zhigang made China’s first space walk. Nie is on his third trip into space while Liu is making his first. All are military pilots.</p>
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