Shenzhou-21 Crew Installs Vital Debris Shield in 8-Hour Spacewalk
Astronauts from the Chinese mainland’s Shenzhou-21 mission completed an eight-hour spacewalk on Dec 9 to install a new debris protection system on the space station.
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Astronauts from the Chinese mainland’s Shenzhou-21 mission completed an eight-hour spacewalk on Dec 9 to install a new debris protection system on the space station.
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