China News Service, Beijing, November 8 (Ma Shuaisha) According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 1:16 on November 8, 2021, Beijing time, after about 6.5 hours of out-of-vehicle activities, the Shenzhou XIII spacecraft The crew and crew worked closely together to successfully complete all the scheduled missions for the exit activity. Astronaut Zhai Zhigang and astronaut Wang Yaping returned to the core module of Tianhe safely, and the exit activity was a complete success.
This is the third astronaut exit activity during the space station stage, the first exit activity of the Shenzhou 13 astronaut crew, and the first exit activity involving a female astronaut in China's space history.
During the astronaut’s outing activities, the space and the earth coordinated vigorously, inside and outside the cabin, and completed tasks such as the installation of the robotic arm suspension and adapters, and the test of typical actions outside the cabin. The functional performance of the outer space suit has verified the astronauts’ ability to work with the robotic arm and the reliability and safety of the supporting equipment related to exiting the spacecraft.
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