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NEW DELHI: Chinese astronauts on the Tiangong space station have successfully completed a record-breaking spacewalk, lasting nearly eight hours, to enhance the station’s defenses against space debris, state media reported on Wednesday.
Astronauts Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu carried out the extravehicular activity (EVA) on Tuesday, surpassing the previous duration record for Chinese spacewalks.The mission involved installing additional equipment and conducting maintenance to improve the station’s ability to withstand impacts from orbital debris, a South China Morning Post report said.