Astronaut Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese woman to walk in space

• Wang Yiping, a member of China's Shenzhou-13 mission, has become the country's first woman astronaut to walk in space.
• Wang Yaping, 41, took part in the mission's first extravehicular activity with mission commander Zhai Zhigang.
• In Chinese space history, this is the first time a woman astronaut has performed a spacewalk.
• On October 16, China launched the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft, which carried three astronauts on a six-month trip to the under-construction space station, which was anticipated to be operational by next year.

Important Takeaways 

About China's Shenzhou-13 mission

• It is a six-month mission as well as the second of the four manned missions to build Tiangong, China's first space station.
• Shenzhou 13 spacecraft launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.
• Its three passengers are — Commander Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu