Shenzhou-13 Astronauts Conduct Second Spacewalk

Shenzhou-13 spaceflight mission commander Zhai Zhigang and the youngest member of the crew, Ye Guangfu, safely returned to China’s Tianhe space station core module at 0:55am on Monday, Beijing time, after a smooth spacewalk that lasted for about six hours, Global Times reported, citing a release by the China Manned Space Agency.

The crew completed all set goals for the spacewalk mission, including elevating the panoramic camera C and installing foot fixers outside the cabin.

Read the full report: Global Times.

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.