Chinese astronauts perform spacewalk
Posted: Sat, May 24, 2025, 7:38 AM ET (1138 GMT)
Two Chinese astronauts performed a spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station Thursday. Astronauts Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui spent about eight hours outside the station, installing a debris protection device and inspecting equipment. The spacewalk was the first by the current Tiangong crew since the arrived at the station on the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft last month.
Two Chinese astronauts performed a spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station Thursday. Astronauts Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui spent about eight hours outside the station, installing a debris protection device and inspecting equipment. The spacewalk was the first by the current Tiangong crew since the arrived at the station on the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft last month.
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