The Tiangong space station is a Chinese space station in low Earth orbit, and is operated by the China Manned Space Agency. Extravehicular activities are crucial for both the construction and maintenance of the station. Zhai Zhigang completed the first Chinese spacewalk in 2008, during the Shenzhou 7 mission. Since then, every other Chinese spacewalk has been carried out at the Tiangong space station.
List *denotes spacewalks performed from the Tianhe core module
^denotes spacewalks performed from the Wentian module
# Mission Spacewalkers Start (UTC) End (UTC) Duration1.Shenzhou 12EVA 1*Liu BomingTang Hongbo4 July 202100:114 July 202106:576 hours, 46 minutesTested an updated version of the Feitian space suit, completed installation of the station's robotic arm, and installed exterior equipment for use on future missions, including a camera lifting bracket.2.Shenzhou 12EVA 2*Nie HaishengLiu Boming20 August 202100:3820 August 202106:335 hours, 55 minutesTested spacecraft equipment, installed a backup thermal control pump, and installed and raised panoramic camera D.3.Shenzhou 13EVA 1*Zhai ZhigangWang Yaping7 November 202111:287 November 202117:165 hours, 48 minutesInstalled a dual-arm connector to the station's robotic arm along with testing EVA equipment. Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to perform an EVA.4.Shenzhou 13EVA 2*Ye GuangfuZhai Zhigang26 December 202110:4426 December 202116:556 hours, 11 minutesInstalled panoramic camera C, installed a foot restraint, and tested methods of moving objects outside of the station.5.Shenzhou 14EVA 1^Chen DongLiu Yang1 September 202210:261 September 202216:336 hours, 7 minutesInstalled an extended pump set on the exterior of Wentian, raised panoramic camera B, installed an exterior workbench, and tested procedures for an emergency return to the station.6.Shenzhou 14EVA 2^Chen DongCai Xuzhe17 September 202205:3517 September 202209:474 hours, 12 minutesInstalled EVA foot restraints and exterior workbenches, worked on the extended pump set, and verified EVA rescue capabilities.7.Shenzhou 14EVA 3^Chen DongCai Xuzhe17 November 202203:1617 November 202208:505 hours, 34 minutesInstalled an inter-chamber connection device between Tianhe and Mengtian, raised panoramic A on Wentian, and installed a small mechanical arm power-assisted handle.8.Shenzhou 15EVA 1^Fei JunlongZhang Lu9 February 202309:109 February 202316:167 hours, 6 minutesTasks included the installation of a fourth external pump (Z01-04) on Mengtian and other tasks related to Mengtian's payload airlock.9.Shenzhou 15EVA 2^Fei JunlongZhang Lu2 March 20232 March 2023UnknownTasks included installing external equipment on the space station and no announcement was given prior to the spacewalk. Taikonauts installed electrical equipment, according to some Chinese-language sources.10.Shenzhou 15EVA 3^Fei JunlongZhang Lu30 March 202330 March 2023UnknownTasks completed were not revealed publicly and no announcement was given prior to the spacewalk. Taikonauts installed and connected cables across the cabin.11.Shenzhou 15EVA 4^Fei JunlongZhang Lu15 April 202315 April 2023UnknownTasks included successfully completing the installation and connection of the inter-module cable. and no announcement was given prior to the spacewalk. Taikonauts disposed of trash bags, completed the installation of the fifth extended pump (Z02-01) set on Mengtian, installed and connected cross-cabin cables, and installed the external load exposure platform and support brackets for later science and technology experiments.12.Shenzhou 16EVA 1^Jing HaipengZhu Yangzhu20 July 202305:4520 July 202313:407 hours, 55 minutesTaikonauts installed & lifted the bracket for Tianhe panoramic camera B and unlocked & lifted panoramic camera A/B on Mengtian. Zhu Yangzhu became first Chinese flight engineer to conduct an extravehicular activity.13.Shenzhou 17EVA 1^Tang HongboTang Shengjie21 December 20236:1021 December 202313:357 hours, 25 minutesTasks included a repair test of the Tianhe core module's solar panels, which have sustained minor damage caused by impacts of space debris and micrometeoroids.14.Shenzhou 17EVA 2^Tang HongboJiang Xinlin1 March 202421:402 March 202405:327 hours, 52 minutesTasks included maintenance of the solar panels of the Tianhe core module, which have sustained minor damage caused by impacts of space debris and micrometeoroids; evaluation and analysis of the performance status of the solar panel power generation and also inspection of the status of the space station modules.15.Shenzhou 18EVA 1^Ye GuangfuLi Guangsu28 May 202402:3528 May 202410:588 hours, 23 minutes Longest Chinese spacewalk to date. Tasks included installing space debris protection shields and conducting inspections of extravehicular equipment and facilities.16.Shenzhou 18EVA 2^Ye GuangfuLi Cong3 July 202407:213 July 202414:516 hours, 30 minutes Tasks included installing further space debris protection shields on pipelines, cables, and other equipment, and inspecting the exterior of the station. 17.Shenzhou 19EVA 1^Cai XuzheSong Lingdong18 December 202404:5118 December 202413:579 hours, 6 minutesThe two astronauts completed the longest spacewalk in human history with the assistance of the space station's robotic arms and ground-based scientific personnel, completed tasks such as the installation of space debris protection devices, inspection, and maintenance of external equipment and facilities. 18.Shenzhou 19EVA 2^Cai XuzheSong Lingdong20 January 202508:5520 January 202517:128 hours, 17 minutes Tasks included installation of space debris protection devices and inspections of the exterior of the TSS. 19.Shenzhou 19EVA 3^Cai XuzheSong Lingdong21 March 202505:4521 March 202512:507 hours, 5 minutes Tasks included installation of space debris protection devices and inspections of the exterior of the TSS. 20.Shenzhou 20EVA 1*Chen DongChen Zhongrui22 May 202500:5022 May 202508:497 hours, 59 minutes Tasks included installation of more space debris protection devices and inspections of the exterior, fixing damages to the TSS. First Chinese EVA from core module since transitioning into application and development phase. 21.Shenzhou 20EVA 2^Chen DongChen Zhongrui26 June 202507:0026 June 202513:296 hours, 29 minutes Tasks included installation of more space debris protection devices and inspections of the exterior, fixing damages to the TSS. They added foot restraints and EVA interface adapters on portable work platform for future EVAs.22.Shenzhou 20EVA 3^Chen DongWang Jie15 August 20254:1715 August 202510:476 hours, 30 minutesTasks included completing installation of debris protection devices and auxiliary extravehicular facilities, and inspecting and maintaining external equipment.23.Shenzhou 20EVA 4^Chen ZhongruiWang Jie25 September 202511:3025 September 202517:35~6 hours, 35 minutesTasks included completing installation of debris protection devices for the space station and inspecting external equipment and facilities. It marked the first time that two members of China's third batch of taikonauts jointly carried out an EVA. So far, the Shenzhou-20 crew has completed four EVAs, making them one of the Chinese crews with the most extravehicular missions.
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See also List of spacewalks and moonwalks List of cumulative spacewalk records
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