Astronaut Wang Yaping has become the first Chinese woman to walk in space as part of a six-month mission to the country’s space station.
- Wang along with fellow astronaut Zhai Zhigang left the main module of the Tiangong station for more than six hours to install equipment and carry out tests alongside the station’s robotic arm as part of its ongoing construction, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMS).
- Tiangong is a crucial part of China’s military-led drive to become a leading space power.
- The Tianhe module of the space station will be connected next year to two more sections named Mengtian and Wentian. The completed station will weigh about 66 tonnes, much smaller than the International Space Station, which launched its first module in 1998 and weighs about 450 tonnes.
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