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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — The crew of China’s Shenzhou-20 manned space mission aboard the Tiangong space station successfully completed the first round of extravehicular activity on Thursday, the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) said.
The three Chinese astronauts, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, worked for about eight hours and completed the mission at 16:49 Beijing time with the support of a ground support team.
Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui, who are in charge of spacewalk operations, exited through the node module of the Tianhe core module, marking the first time astronauts have exited the station through this module since the space station entered the application and development phase.
The astronauts installed the space debris protection device, previously removed through the cargo airlock and moved to a temporary position using a robotic manipulator, in its designated location.
During the extravehicular activity, the astronauts also inspected and maintained the station’s external equipment. According to the CMSA, all crew members returned safely to the main module. -0-