04 July 2021
Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo conducted the 1st EVA from the Tianhe module on 4 July 2021. Both have been outside by 11:02 BJT and worked in the open cosmos for 7 hours. Nie Haisheng stayed inside. Supported by Beijing Aerospace Control Centre in Beijing, the taikonauts verified the reliability and capability of hardware involved in extravehicular operation, demonstrated their adaptability and collaboration with the robotic arm, and examined the performance of their extravehicular suits. The operation laid a crucial foundation for the next spacewalks. It was the first Chinese spacewalk after the very first one 13 years ago in 2008.
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