Shenzhou-19 Astronauts Complete Second Spacewalk in 8.5 Hours! 🚀
Hey space enthusiasts! 🌟 The courageous astronauts aboard China’s orbiting space station have just completed their second spacewalk, known as an extravehicular activity (EVA), and it lasted an impressive 8.5 hours! 😮
The Shenzhou-19 crew members—Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze—stepped out into the vastness of space early on Tuesday morning. With the help of the space station’s robotic arm and their team back on Earth, they completed many important tasks. 🤖🌍
The main mission? To install protective structures on the station’s power system cables. 🚧 These special shields help protect the station from tiny bits of space debris, which are small pieces of rock or metal that zoom around in space. 🛰️ Even tiny bits can cause big damage when they collide, so these protections are super important! 💪
Astronauts Cai and Song were the ones who ventured outside the station, while Wang stayed inside to support them. After their hard work, they safely returned to the Wentian lab module, which is like a special science lab in space! 🛡️🔬
Since their last spacewalk, the crew has been very busy. They’ve been checking and fixing equipment, practicing emergency drills, and getting ready for more adventures outside the station. 🔧🚨 They are about halfway through their mission and have lots more exciting experiments and tests to do in space! 🧪🌟
And here’s something really cool: they’ll be celebrating the Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese Lunar New Year, up in space! 🎉🧧 This is a big holiday, and they’ll be celebrating while orbiting Earth! 🌏 Imagine watching fireworks from space! 🎆
Isn’t it amazing what astronauts can do? Maybe one day, that’ll be you exploring the stars! 🌠
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Shenzhou-19 crew completes 2nd extravehicular activities in 8.5 hours
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