Shenzhou XVI crew completes 1st spacewalk

Jing, who is on his fourth spaceflight, participated in a spacewalk for the first time. During the Shen­zhou VII mission in September 2008, which was his first spaceflight, Jing stayed inside the spaceship to assist his fellow crew members, Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming, who completed China's first spacewalk.

On Thursday afternoon, Yang Yuguang, a senior space industry observer and vice-chair of the International Astronautical Federation's Space Transportation Committee, had said that despite this being Jing's first spacewalk, he should have no problem in completing the operation because he is an experienced astronaut and has been mission commander three times.

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