China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete first spacewalk(1/3)

Photo captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 22, 2025 shows a Shenzhou-20 astronaut performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. (Photo provided by China Manned Space Agency)

The Shenzhou-20 crew on board China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Thursday.

Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui, tasked with conducting spacewalk operations, exited through the node cabin of the Tianhe core module. This marked the first time that astronauts had exited via the node cabin since the space station transitioned into its application and development phase.

Photo captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 22, 2025 shows a Shenzhou-20 astronaut performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. (Photo provided by China Manned Space Agency)

Photo captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 22, 2025 shows a Shenzhou-20 astronaut performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. (Photo provided by China Manned Space Agency)