Shenzhou-19 Completes Multiple Tasks in Third Spacewalk | China Space Station
Members of the Shenzhou-19 crew aboard China's orbiting Tiangong Space Station Tiangong completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) at 20:50 (Beijing Time) on Friday, March 21, 2025, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze worked for about seven hours to complete multiple tasks, including the installation of space debris protection devices and extravehicular auxiliary facilities, as well as extravehicular equipment inspection. They were assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth.
Cai has now carried out five extravehicular missions, more than any other Chinese astronaut to date, according to the CMSA.
At 13:45, Cai opened the hatch door to exit the cabin.
After Cai claimed onto the tip of the robotic arm, Song handed the airlock protective device to Cai from the hatch door.
Then Cai rode the robotic arm to the operation point and installed the protective device.
About two hours later, Song also exited the cabin and climbed to the handrail of the node module. Song worked with Cai to pass and install the protective devices for the Wentian lab module and the airlock module, and also installed the base for the node module's fixation device.
Wang assisted the pair throughout the mission from the Tianhe core module.
After completing the installation task, Cai rode the robotic arm to the inspection points of the space station's docking interface, where he conducted photographic inspections.
After completing the various spacewalk duties, Cai and Song have since returned to the Wentian lab module safely, according to the CMSA.
"The astronauts performed exceptionally well during the extravehicular mission. First, all of our operations were successful on the first attempt, and the alignment and installation of devices were very precise. In fact, the astronauts completed the tasks even faster than we had anticipated. The coordination between the astronauts, as well as between the space station and the ground team, was seamless. It was truly a perfect extravehicular mission," said Wang Yanlei, a staff member with the Beijing-based China Astronaut Research and Training Center.
The Shenzhou-19 crew has been in space for nearly five months, and the various space scientific experiments and tests are progressing smoothly. The crew is scheduled to return to Earth in more than a month.
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Release Date: March 22, 2025
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