Two Chinese astronauts made a spacewalk of more than six hours in space for the first time

Chinese astronauts will set a record for the longest stay in space

BEIJING: Chinese astronauts made their maiden spacewalk on Sunday at China's new space station to fulfill their ambition to explore space.

The three Chinese astronauts who set out in June for a three-month stay at the Tiangong station will set a record for the longest stay in space. Two astronauts exited their original cabin on Sunday morning. The first Lee Boming was put to work by a mechanical arm and the second Teng Hongbo came up the stairs outside the cabin.

Their mission is to elevate the panoramic camera outside the Tianhe core module, as well as to test the capabilities of the mechanical arm. TV footage showed astronauts wearing their spacesuits preparing for the spacewalk. They were also seen checking their health by exercising in the cabin.

The astronauts were then seen opening the cabin door and exiting the module. They are going to do a spacewalk twice. This was the first spacewalk of them. Both spacewalks will run for six to seven hours.

The space mission is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of China's ruling Communist Party by sending astronauts into space within five years of launching the space program.

The astronauts were trained for more than 6,000 hours for this space mission. The Chinese space agency aims to launch a total of 11 by the end of next year.

It involves two similar missions that will send two lab modules to increase the capacity of the 70-ton space station. In addition to Lee and Teng, the commander of the mission, Hasheng, is an Air Force pilot in the People's Liberation Army. He also participated in the previous two space missions.