China's Shenzhou-16 crew completes first spacewalk(1/6)

A Shenzhou-16 astronaut conducts extravehicular activities, July 20, 2023. (Photo provided by China Manned Space Agency)

The Shenzhou-16 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk on Thursday. Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao collaborated to pull off all set tasks with the assistance of the space station's robotic arm. Jing and Zhu have since returned to the Wentian lab module safely.

A Shenzhou-16 astronaut conducts extravehicular activities, July 20, 2023. (Photo provided by China Manned Space Agency)

The Shenzhou-16 astronaut Gui Haichao works at China's space station, July 20, 2023. (Photo provided by China Manned Space Agency)

A Shenzhou-16 astronaut conducts extravehicular activities, July 20, 2023. (Photo provided by China Manned Space Agency)

A Shenzhou-16 astronaut prepares to exit the Wentian lab module, July 20, 2023. (Photo provided by China Manned Space Agency)

The Shenzhou-16 astronauts Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu return to the Wentian lab module after finishing extravehicular activities, July 20, 2023. (Photo provided by China Manned Space Agency)