Shenzhou-19 crew sets new record for longest extravehicular mission by Chinese astronauts

Shenzhou-19 crew sets new record for longest extravehicular mission by Chinese astronauts

Shenzhou-19 crew members aboard China's orbiting space station successfully completed a marathon nine-hour spacewalk at 21:57 Beijing Time on Tuesday, setting a new duration record for Chinese astronauts' extravehicular activities (EVAs).

Astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong were assigned the EVA duty, while Wang Haoze assisted the pair throughout the mission from inside the space station. It was the 17th spacewalk carried out by Chinese astronauts.

At the end of the mission, before closing the hatch, the Shenzhou-19 crew expressed their joy at completing the mission and their gratitude to the ground team.

CCTV/REUTERS

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