Share
Copied
China's Shenzhou-16 astronauts, or taikonauts, conducted their first extravehicular activity (EVA) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
With the assistance of robotic arms, taikonauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao completed all set tasks during the eight-hour spacewalk.
A Shenzhou-16 taikonaut during the extravehicular activity, July 20, 2023. /CMSA
The Shenzhou-16 crew during the extravehicular activity, July 20, 2023. /CMSA
A Shenzhou-16 taikonaut during the extravehicular activity, July 20, 2023. /CMSA
The Shenzhou-16 crew during the extravehicular activity, July 20, 2023. /CMSA
The Shenzhou-16 crew inside the airlock cabin of the Wentian lab module, July 20, 2023. /CMSA
Shenzhou-16 taikonaut Gui Haichao inside the space station to support his crewmate during the extravehicular activity, July 20, 2023. /CMSA
During the spacewalk, the taikonauts completed tasks including bracket installation and lifting of panorama camera B of the core module and the unlocking and lifting of panorama cameras A and B of the Mengtian lab module.
Jing and Zhu went out for the spacewalk. Zhu has become the first space flight engineer to perform an EVA.
The Shenzhou-16 crew will carry out a large number of space science experiments and conduct multiple EVAs.
China launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft on May 30, sending three taikonauts to its space station for a five-month mission.
Search Trends
SITEMAP
Copyright © 2023 CGTN. 京ICP备16065310号
Disinformation report hotline: 010-85061466
SITEMAP
Copyright © 2023 CGTN. 京ICP备16065310号
Disinformation report hotline: 010-85061466