China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts conduct extravehicular activities
STORY: China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts conduct extravehicular activities
DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:26
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: SCIENCE
SHOTLIST:
various of the astronauts
STORYLINE:
China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs) for the first time on Thursday.
The three Chinese astronauts have been working and living in orbit for 88 days since they were sent into space onboard the Shenzhou-14 spaceship and entered the combination of the country's space station on June 5, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The trio is currently in good condition, and the combination is operating stably. All conditions for the crew's first EVAs are in place, the agency added.
The three astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will stay in orbit for six months.
Over the past 88 days, they have performed various tasks including transferring supplies from the cargo craft, unlocking and in-orbit test of scientific experiment cabinets and small mechanical arm of the Wentian
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