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Spacewalk (EVA)

First Chinese spacewalk

Human spaceflight2008-09-27

Overview

During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, Zhai Zhigang performed the first spacewalk by a Chinese astronaut (taikonaut).

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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