Astronaut Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese woman to walk in space

Astronaut Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese woman to walk in space

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: November 09 2021

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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.

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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

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