Chinese astronauts complete fourth spacewalk of Shenzhou XX mission

By Riko Seibo

Crew members aboard the Shenzhou XX spacecraft carried out their fourth extravehicular activity, completing critical tasks outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported.

Colonel Chen Zhongrui, 40, and Colonel Wang Jie, 36, floated in space for nearly six hours before returning to the Wentian science module at 1:35 am. Mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong remained inside Tiangong to provide internal support.

With help from ground controllers and use of the robotic arm, the astronauts installed debris shields, inspected external equipment, and repaired malfunctioning components. Agency officials confirmed that all scheduled objectives were achieved…

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