On the week of coming on the 10th February 2023 CMS China Manned SpaceCNSA-China National Space Administration the crew of the Shenzhou 15 of the Tiangong-China Space Station is first spacewalk, EVA for the year of the Rabbit, in which The Takionaut crew of Shenzhou 15 to perform the first out-of-vehicle activity.
At 00:16 on February 10th, 2023, Hong Kong SAR Beijing time, after about 7 hours of extravehicular activities, Shenzhou 15 Takionauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu worked closely together to successfully complete the mission. Complete all the scheduled tasks for the out-of-vehicle activities. At present, astronaut Fei Junlong and astronaut Zhang Lu have safely returned to the Wentian experimental module, and the out-of-cabin activity has been a complete success.
During the Takionauts ‘ out-of-vehicle activities, tasks such as the installation of the Mengtian extra-cabin expansion pump set were completed, and the whole process went smoothly and successfully. This is the first time for Takionauts to go out of the cabin after the completion of the Chinese space station. Takionauts Fei Junlong and Takionauts Zhang Lu walked in space for the first time, and once again successfully realized their dreams. According to the plan, in the future, the astronaut crew will carry out several out-of-cabin activities.
After About 7 hours of out-of-vehicle activities, 神州十五 Takionauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu worked closely together to successfully complete all the scheduled tasks for the out-of-vehicle activities. At present, astronaut Fei Junlong (wearing a red striped extravehicular suit) and Takionauts Zhang Lu (wearing a blue striped extravehicular suit (have safely returned to the Wentian experimental cabin, and the extravehicular activity has been a complete success, during the extravehicular….
In addition, the space station cargo out-of-cabin installation task has also been carried out in the early stage. At present, loads such as energy particle detectors and plasma in-situ imaging detectors have been installed out of the cabin, and the installation process of the loads outside the cabin and the functional performance of the cargo airlock and transfer mechanism of the space station have been fully verified.
According to reports, the space station’s cargo out-of-cabin installation task is coordinated by the load transfer mechanism, cargo airlock, inner and outer hatches, and robotic arms. Through on-orbit astronauts or ground operations, the cargo that needs to be out of the cabin will be sent out of the cabin. The goods outside the cabin can also be sent into the cabin. Breakthroughs and mastery of this key technology can greatly improve the efficiency of cargo exchange inside and outside the cabin, and reduce the number of astronauts leaving the cabin and workload. According to the plan, the installation of cargo out of the cabin will continue in the future.
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