{"id":22041,"date":"2023-03-06T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T09:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/chinese-astronauts-perform-secretive-spacewalk-at-tiangong-space-station\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:28:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T09:28:09","slug":"chinese-astronauts-perform-secretive-spacewalk-at-tiangong-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/chinese-astronauts-perform-secretive-spacewalk-at-tiangong-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese astronauts perform secretive spacewalk at Tiangong space station"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Although I wouldn\u2019t be shocked if you\u2019re reading this and didn\u2019t know that China has its own space station and semi-regular launches of its own citizens. Unlike in the United States and Europe, the China Manned Space Agency operates beneath the military (People\u2019s Liberation Army), so many of its projects have been shrouded in secrecy.<\/p>\n

Right now, China has three taikonauts in orbit on Tiangong on a long duration six-month stay similar to Expeditions on the International Space Station. This is China\u2019s second kind of these missions, with two more lined up behind it. And like its international counterparts, part of maintaining a full-time station mean spacewalks, and a curious one took place this week.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s secret spacewalk<\/h2>\n

The CMSA has been conducting spacewalks since 2008. While the rest of China\u2019s space program remains secret, we\u2019ve become accustomed to announcements and updates from state-run media and social media accounts. However, we were surprised that on February 28, rumors of a spacewalk were seen on Chinese social media. On March 2, the CMSA announced a successful spacewalk by two of Tiangong\u2019s crew members.<\/p>\n

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