List of Tiangong Space Station spacewalks

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) Duration
1. Shenzhou 12
EVA 1
*		 Liu Boming
Tang Hongbo		 July 4, 2021
00:11		 July 4, 2021
06:57		 6 hours, 46 minutes
Completed the installation of a robotic arm and installed a camera lifting bracket.[1][2]
2. Shenzhou 12
EVA 2
*		 Nie Haisheng
Liu Boming		 August 20, 2021
00:38		 August 20, 2021
06:33		 5 hours, 55 minutes
A new panoramic camera known as Panoramic Camera D was installed, along with a backup thermal control pump.[3]
3. Shenzhou 13
EVA 1
*		 Zhai Zhigang
Wang Yaping		 November 7, 2021
11:28		 November 7, 2021
17:16		 5 hours, 48 minutes
Installed a dual-arm connector to the station's robotic arm along with testing EVA equipment. Wang became the first Chinese woman to perform an EVA.[4][5]
4. Shenzhou 13
EVA 2
*		 Ye Guangfu
Zhai Zhigang		 December 26, 2021
10:44		 November 7, 2021
16:55		 6 hours, 11 minutes
Installed a camera known as Panoramic Camera C, installed a foot restraint, and tested methods of moving objects outside of the station.[6]
5. Shenzhou 14
EVA 1
^		 Chen Dong
Liu Yang		 September 1, 2022
10:26		 September 1, 2022
16:33		 6 hours, 7 minutes
Installed the extended pump set of the Wentian module along with a panoramic camera, and tested procedures for an emergency return to the station.[7]
6. Shenzhou 14
EVA 2
^		 Chen Dong
Cai Xuzhe		 September 17, 2022
05:35		 September 17, 2022
09:47		 4 hours, 12 minutes
Installed assistance handles for spacewalks and worked on the extended pump set, along with verifying EVA rescue capabilities.[8]
7. Shenzhou 14
EVA 3
^		 Chen Dong
Cai Xuzhe		 November 17, 2022
03:16		 November 17, 2022
08:50		 5 hours, 34 minutes
Chen and Cai completed a series of tasks, including the installation of connection device between Tianhe core cabin and Wentian experimental cabin, inter-chamber connection device between Tianhe core cabin and Mengtian experimental cabin, lifting of panoramic camera A of Wentian experimental cabin and installation of small mechanical arm power-assisted handle.[9]
8. Shenzhou 15
EVA 1
^		 Fei Junlong
Zhang Lu		 February 9, 2023
09:10		 February 9, 2023
16:16		 7 hours, 6 minutes
On 9 February 2023, the first scheduled spacewalk of Shenzhou 15 was carried out by Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu through the airlock of the Wentian lab module, with Deng Qingming assisting the pair from inside the Tianhe core module. Fei and Zhang completed a series of tasks, including installing an external pump on the Mengtian lab module and other tasks related to Mengtian's payload airlock, which allows astronauts to deploy science payloads and small satellites using the station's robotic arms. The spacewalk lasted for 7 hours and 6 minutes, making it China's longest to date.[2]
9. Shenzhou 15
EVA 2
^		 Fei Junlong
Zhang Lu		 c. February 28, 2023 c. February 28, 2023 Unknown
Tasks completed were not revealed publicly and no announcement was given prior to the spacewalk. Rumors suggest it took place on February 28, however no date was officially given.[10]
10. Shenzhou 15
EVA 3
^		 Fei Junlong
Zhang Lu		 c. March 30, 2023 c. March 30, 2023 Unknown
Tasks completed were not revealed publicly and no announcement was given prior to the spacewalk. Rumors suggest it took place on March 30, however no date was officially given. Fei and Zhang installed and connected cables across the cabin.[11]
11. Shenzhou 15
EVA 4
^		 Fei Junlong
Zhang Lu		 c. April 15, 2023 c. April 15, 2023 Unknown
Tasks completed were not revealed publicly and no announcement was given prior to the spacewalk. Rumors suggest it took place on 15 April, however no date was officially given. Fei and Zhang completed the installation of the fifth extended pump (Z02-01) set outside the Mengtian, the installation and connection of cross-cabin cables, and the external load exposure platform. The installation of support rods and other tasks laid the foundation for the subsequent large-scale extravehicular science and technology experiments. These installations were the main task of each of the four previous pump module installation EVAs conducted by previous crews. Other tasks were to dump trash bags during the spacewalks.[11]
12. Shenzhou 16
EVA 1
^		 Jing Haipeng
Zhu Yangzhu		 July 20, 2023
05:45		 July 20, 2023
13:40		 7 hours, 55 minutes
Jing and Zhu installed & lifted the bracket for panoramic camera B of core module, unlocked & lifted panoramic camera A/B of Mengtian lab module. Zhu Yangzhu became first Chinese flight engineer to conduct an extravehicular activity.[12]

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