Two astronauts on Sunday made their first spacewalk outside China's new orbital station to mount cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter (50-foot-long) robotic arm.
Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo were shown by ทางเข้า slotxo state TV climbing out of the airlock as the world passed below them. The third crew, Commander Nie Haisheng, was inside.Liu and Tang spent almost seven hours outside the station. China's space agency said
The astronauts arrived on June 17 for a three-month mission aboard China's third orbital station. It's part of an ambitious space program that landed a robotic rover on Mars in May. Their mission came when the ruling Communist Party celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding.
The first module of Tianhe Station, or Heavenly Harmony, was launched on April 29, followed by an automated spacecraft with food and fuel. Liu, Nie and Tang arrived on June 17 aboard the Shenzhou capsule ship.