On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their first extravehicular activity, or EVA—what we all call a spacewalk 🚀. The China Manned Space Agency announced that today's outing saw the astronauts step outside the station to inspect systems and set up science gear in the harsh vacuum of space.
Spacewalks are basically maintenance missions on steroids: suited-up astronauts venture into space to fix hardware, upgrade components, and run experiments, all while floating at 28,000 km/h. Think of it like high-stakes gadget repairs 400 kilometers above Earth 🌍—no room for mistakes!
This EVA is a big deal for China's human spaceflight program. It not only ensures the station stays in top shape but also builds experience for longer missions, supercharging plans for deeper space exploration. For young space fans from Bengaluru to Bangkok, it’s proof that Asia’s space ambitions are taking off 🚀.
Up next, the Shenzhou-21 team will keep testing dockings and conduct more onboard experiments, with more spacewalks possibly on the horizon. Stay tuned—you never know when the next leap into the cosmic unknown will happen!
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
