Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete 4th spacewalk, setting China record

STORY: Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete 4th spacewalk, setting China record DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 4th spacewalk STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-15 taikonauts on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station have completed their fourth spacewalk, the China Manned Space Agency said on Sunday. Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu, together with Deng Qingming who worked inside the space station and the supporting team on the ground, collaborated to pull off all set tasks on Saturday. Fei and Zhang have since safely returned to the Wentian lab module. The trio have now performed extravehicular activities on four occasions since they were launched into space in November 2022, setting a domestic record for the most spacewalks by a single crew. During the latest extravehicular mission, they installed several items of equipment, including the extravehicular extended pump sets, the cross-module cables, and supporting devices for the extra

Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete their first spacewalk

STORY: Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete their first spacewalk DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the extravehicular activities STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-15 taikonauts on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station completed their first spacewalk at 12:16 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu, together with Deng Qingming who worked inside the space station to support his crewmates, collaborated to pull off all set tasks. Fei and Zhang have since safely returned to the Wentian lab module. During the extravehicular activities (EVAs) lasting about seven hours, they completed several tasks, including the installation of the extension pumps outside the Mengtian lab module. These were the first EVAs conducted after the completion of the Chinese space station. The Shenzhou-15 crew, as planned, will carry out several spacewalks in the future, said the agency. Xinhua News Agency c

Shuttle Discovery docks with space station

Shuttle Discovery docks with space station

HOUSTON, United States - The space shuttle Discovery docks with the International Space Station on Oct. 13, the third day of its 11-day mission. Seen in the middle is the shuttle's robot arm, with Earth in the background. The space shuttle's seven crew members, including Japan's Koichi Wakata, will spend one week attaching two key components to the space station and carrying out a series of spacewalks.

Shuttle Discovery docks with space station

Shuttle Discovery docks with space station

HOUSTON, United States - The space shuttle Discovery docks with the International Space Station on Oct. 13, the third day of its 11-day mission. Seen in the middle is the shuttle's robot arm, with Earth in the background. The space shuttle's seven crew members, including Japan's Koichi Wakata, will spend one week attaching two key components to the space station and carrying out a series of spacewalks.