Chinese astronauts add debris shields to Tiangong space station during 8-hour spacewalk

Chinese astronauts add debris shields to Tiangong space station during 8-hour spacewalk

Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8-hour spacewalk on May 22, successfully installing debris shielding on the exterior of the Tiangong space station.

China Space Station Crew: Spacewalk Tasks Completed

The Shenzhou-20 crew on board China’s orbiting space station completed their mission’s first series of extravehicular activities last Thursday. Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui worked for about eight hours outside China’s orbiting complex. Wang Jie assisted the pair throughout the mission from inside the Tiangong space station, with the space walk tasks aided by a […]

This was the first extravehicular exit from the nodal port of the central Tianhe module This Thursday, two Chinese astronauts made an eight-hour space walk as part of the Shenzhou-20 mission, marking a new breakthrough in China's space program. According to the state-run CCTV network, this was the first extravehicular exit from the nodal port of the central Tianhe module, a novelty in the current phase of operation of the Tiangong station. Astro…

Shenzhou-20 Crew Completes a Variety of Mission Tasks

Shenzhou-20 Crew Completes a Variety of Mission Tasks | China Space StationThe three astronauts aboard Shenzhou-20—Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie—have quickly adapted to life in microgravity and accomplished a range of critical tasks since entering China's Tiangong Space Station on April 25, 2025.During the in-orbit crew transition, the Shenzhou-19 and Shenzhou-20 teams conducted a comprehensive handover, including the flight system conf…

Crew floats for 8 hours in its first spacewalk

The Shenzhou XX mission crew members aboard China's Tiangong space station completed their first spacewalk on Thursday afternoon, the China Manned Space Agency said.