Chinese Astronauts Conduct 8-Hour Spacewalk to Repair Tiangong Space Station Solar Wing

Chinese astronauts Tang Hongbo and Jiang Xinlin conducted an 8-hour spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station to repair the facility's solar array, marking the second extravehicular activity of the Shenzhou 17 mission. The astronauts successfully completed maintenance tasks and confirmed normal power generation before returning to the station. The mission, which launched in late October 2023, aims to complete a six-month-long stay aboard Tiangong before handing over the station to the incoming Shenzhou 18 crew in April or May.