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China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts on spacewalk

17 November 2022
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2022-11-17 19:56

China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts, carried out their third extravehicular operation on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The six-hour spacewalk included installing connections between cabins, elevating a panoramic camera outside the Wentian module and installing a booster handle on the small robotic arm.

The three crew members were sent to the space station on June 5 for a six-month mission. The country plans to launch the Shenzhou-15 crewed mission later this year, at which time the Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 crew members will mark China's first in-orbit crew rotation.

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