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
		Tested 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.^[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
		Tested spacecraft equipment, installed a backup thermal control pump, and installed and raised panoramic camera D.^[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 Yaping 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 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 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.^[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 EVA foot restraints and exterior workbenches, worked on the extended pump set, and verified 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
		Installed an inter-chamber connection device between Tianhe and Mengtian, raised panoramic A on Wentian, and installed a 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
		Tasks included the installation of a fourth external pump (Z01-04) on Mengtian and other tasks related to Mengtian's payload airlock.^[10]
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.^[11] Taikonauts installed electrical equipment, according to some Chinese-language sources.^[12]
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. Taikonauts installed and connected cables across the cabin.^[13]
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. 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.^[13]
12.	Shenzhou 16 EVA 1 ^	Jing Haipeng Zhu Yangzhu	July 20, 2023 05:45	July 20, 2023 13:40	7 hours, 55 minutes
		Taikonauts 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.^[14] The EVA set a new duration record for a Chinese spacewalk at 7 hours and 55 minutes.

Gallery

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  Taikonaut Zhai Zhigang performing a spacewalk on the Tiangong space station during Shenzhou 13
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  Taikonaut Fei Junlong performing a spacewalk on the Tiangong space station during Shenzhou 15

See also

• List of spacewalks and moonwalks
• List of cumulative spacewalk records

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