Shenzhou-13 astronaut completes 2nd spacewalk

In the early morning of December 27, during China's first space station construction mission, the Shenzhou 13 astronauts completed the second spacewalk lasting about 6 hours.

 Image of the Shenzhou-13 astronauts returning to the cabin after the 2nd spacewalk. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).

According to information from the China Space Program Office, Shenzhou-13 spacecraft mission commander Zhuo Zhigang and the youngest crew member, Ye Guangfu, have safely returned to the module. Tianhe core of the space station at 0:55 am on December 27 (Beijing time), ending the 2nd walk lasting about 6 hours.

The crew completed the objectives set out for this mission, such as raising the panoramic camera and installing foot stabilizers outside the cabin. This is China's fourth spacewalk from the space station's core module this year. It took place when the Shenzhou-13 crew worked and lived here for 72 days and less than two months after the first spacewalk on November 7.

On the maiden voyage, the only female crew member, Wang Yaping, became China's first female astronaut to perform a spacewalk.

According to estimates by the country's space industry analysts, the rotation of crew members to perform spacewalks will help train more astronauts equipped with skills and experience. valuable experience in this field.

In the future, spacewalking will become a regular part of China's space station construction missions. Therefore, the astronauts of this country will perform this mission more and more complicatedly, in order to effectively support the construction of the space station to be completed smoothly and operate stably. The Shenzhou-13 crew is expected to stay in orbit for six months, a record time for a Chinese mission. Also according to the previous plan, they will do 2 to 3 spacewalks.