Chinese astronauts complete nine-hour spacewalk at Tiangong space station. China has recently achieved a significant milestone in space exploration. Their space agency has set a new record during a spacewalk, reflecting their technological advancement and development of space program. This success strengthens China’s space research capabilities internationally. China has achieved a major milestone in space exploration when two astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station completed a nine-hour spacewalk, setting a new global record.
This record surpasses the record of 8 hours and 56 minutes set by US astronauts James Voss and Susan Helms on March 12, 2001. It was the longest EVA since that mission on the space shuttle Discovery. Its purpose was to repair the space station, install equipment, and test new technologies.
Achievements of the astronaut :-
- Cai Xuzhe :- Mission commander Cai Xuzhe completed his second spacewalk after a 5.5-hour EVA in November 2022.
- Song Lingdong :- This was Song Lingdong’s first EVA, making him the first Chinese astronaut born in the 1990s to perform an out-of-space activity.
China’s major space plans :-
- Tiangong Space Station :-
- Full construction :- Completed in 2022, but the station continues to be expanded and upgraded.
- Long-duration missions :- Regular stay of astronauts.
- Scientific research :- Experiments for biological, physical, and technological research.
- International cooperation :- Providing a platform for scientific equipment and experiments from other countries.
- Moon Mission :-
- Chang’e-6 :- Plans to bring samples from the surface of the Moon.
- Chang’e-7 :- Exploration and resource seeking on the South Pole of the Moon.
- Chang’e-8 :- Steps towards building a research base on the Moon.
- Exploration of Mars and other planets :-
- Tianwen-1: Rover successfully landed on Mars.
- Plan to bring samples from the surface of Mars.
- Deep space mission :- Exploration of planets like Jupiter and Uranus.
- Asteroid mission.
- Sun and space weather study :-
- Solar Observatory :- Study of solar storms and their impact on Earth.
Space weather monitoring :- Research to understand the space environment.
- Solar Observatory :- Study of solar storms and their impact on Earth.
- Future manned missions :-
- Plan to send humans to Moon and Mars :- Manned Moon mission around 2030.
- Preparation for human mission to Mars.
- Long-term space stay :- Safe and effective life support system for astronauts.
- Plan to send humans to Moon and Mars :- Manned Moon mission around 2030.
- Satellite program :-
- BeiDou navigation system :- Providing global navigation and communication services.
- Remote sensing and communication satellites :- Earth observation and climate monitoring.
- Deep space exploration :-
- Asteroid mission :- Plan to bring resources from asteroids.
- Planetary studies :- Detailed exploration of other planets of the solar system.
- International cooperation :-
- Cooperation in lunar and deep space exploration with Russia and other countries.
- Providing assistance in space research to emerging countries.