Chinese Astronauts Successfully Repair Solar Panel During 8-Hour Spacewalk

Chinese astronauts Jiang Xinlin and Tang Hongbo conducted an eight-hour spacewalk to repair the solar array of China's Tiangong space station during the ongoing Shenzhou 17 mission. The mission's main objective was to maintain the solar array of Tiangong's Tianhe core module, which can be impacted by micrometeoroids. The astronauts successfully completed the extravehicular activity, with Jiang Xinlin demonstrating composure and calm during his first time engaging in such activities. The Shenzhou 17 crew is expected to complete a six-month mission aboard Tiangong and hand over the station to the incoming Shenzhou 18 crew around April or May.