The first Chinese spacewalk lasted only 20 minutes, performed by Zhai Zhigang during the Shenzhou-7 mission, according to Interesting Engineering. China aspires to become the second country ...

Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang slipped out of the orbital module of ShenzhouVII Saturday afternoon, starting China's first spacewalk or extravehicular activity (EVA) in the outer space.

The new crew has two veterans of space travel. Pilot Zhai Zhigang, 55, performed China’s first spacewalk. Wang Yaping, 41, and the only woman on the mission, carried out experiments and led a ...

Astronauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping serve as models for the new lunar suit in the video. Clad in the lunar gear, they perform a variety of movements, including walking, squatting, bending over ...

Wang, Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu gave the lecture – organised by the China Manned Space Agency and various other ministries – from the Tiangong space station’s core module, Tianhe.

Germany’s Matthias Maurer and Chinese taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Ye Guangfu and Wang Yaping (at China’s Tiangong space station). Russian troops liberate Zapadnoye community in Kharkov Region ...