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.

In 2003 Yang Liwei became a national hero when he became the first Chinese man in space, followed five years later by Zhai Zhigang who became the first "taikonaut" to make a spacewalk.

The images released so far show ground workers opening the capsule hatch, but astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Ye Guangfu and Wang Yaping have not yet been seen, the latter the second Chinese woman in ...

2022 — chronicles the daily tasks undertaken by astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, including space walks and maintenance onboard Tiangong space station, all shot by the ...

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.