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神舟十九号航天员乘组圆满完成第三次出舱活动

CHINADAILY · 公众号 · 时评 · 2025-03-22 10:07

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Crew members of the Shenzhou XIX mission have conducted their third spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station, completing several assignments, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

▲ The third crew member, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Haoze, stayed inside Tiangong to provide support on March 21, 2025. Xinhua

In a news release, the agency said that mission commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe and crew member Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdong returned to the Wentian science module at 8:50 pm on Friday after floating for nearly seven hours outside the colossal orbital station.

The third crew member, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Haoze, stayed inside Tiangong to provide support, it said.

▲ Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe in the spacewalk mission outside Tiangong space station on March 21, 2025. Xinhua

With support from ground controllers and the use of a robotic arm, the team completed all their assigned tasks, including installing a space debris shield and external assistance devices and checking the condition of extravehicular equipment, the agency said.

The spacewalk was the 20th carried out by Chinese astronauts. It also marked the fifth time Cai participated in such task, making him the first Chinese to have achieved this.

▲ Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe and crew member Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdong prepare for the spacewalk mission outside Tiangong space station on March 21, 2025. Xinhua

The 48-year-old carried out two spacewalks during his first orbital journey in the Shenzhou XIV mission in the second half of 2022.