China Conducts First Tianhe Spacewalk 

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Chinese astronaut outside Tianhe carrying out construction work.
Credit: Chinese state media
Two Chinese astronauts have completed the first extravehicular activity (EVA) outside the Tianhe core module, marking China’s first spacewalk since the Shenzhou-7 mission in 2008. Astronauts Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo debuted the new second-generation extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) suits named...

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