<p id="thickbox_headline">Two Chinese astronauts completed a space walk on Monday outside the core module of a future space station, with 41-year-old Wang Yaping becoming the first Chinese woman to perform the manoeuvre, state media reported.</p>.<p>Zhai Zhigang, 55, mission commander of Shenzhou-13, opened the hatch of the core cabin Tianhe at 18:51 p.m. (1051 GMT) on Sunday, and was joined by Wang for a space walk that lasted 6-1/2 hours.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/first-chinese-woman-walks-in-space-scripts-history-1048340.html" target="_blank">First Chinese woman walks in space, scripts history </a></strong></p>.<p>The duo returned to the module at 1:16 am. (1716 GMT Sunday) on Monday, CCTV said. A third astronaut, Ye Guangfu, assisted the pair from inside the core module.</p>.<p>Crewed space exploration would be incomplete without the participation of women, Yang Yuguang, vice chair of the Space Transportation Committee for the International Astronautical Federation, told state-controlled Global Times.</p>.<p>Shenzhou-13 is the second of four crewed missions needed to complete China's space station by the end of 2022.</p>.<p>During the first such mission that ended in September, three other astronauts stayed on Tianhe for 90 days.</p>.<p>The current mission, launched on October 16, will last for six months. </p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Two Chinese astronauts completed a space walk on Monday outside the core module of a future space station, with 41-year-old Wang Yaping becoming the first Chinese woman to perform the manoeuvre, state media reported.</p>.<p>Zhai Zhigang, 55, mission commander of Shenzhou-13, opened the hatch of the core cabin Tianhe at 18:51 p.m. (1051 GMT) on Sunday, and was joined by Wang for a space walk that lasted 6-1/2 hours.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/first-chinese-woman-walks-in-space-scripts-history-1048340.html" target="_blank">First Chinese woman walks in space, scripts history </a></strong></p>.<p>The duo returned to the module at 1:16 am. (1716 GMT Sunday) on Monday, CCTV said. A third astronaut, Ye Guangfu, assisted the pair from inside the core module.</p>.<p>Crewed space exploration would be incomplete without the participation of women, Yang Yuguang, vice chair of the Space Transportation Committee for the International Astronautical Federation, told state-controlled Global Times.</p>.<p>Shenzhou-13 is the second of four crewed missions needed to complete China's space station by the end of 2022.</p>.<p>During the first such mission that ended in September, three other astronauts stayed on Tianhe for 90 days.</p>.<p>The current mission, launched on October 16, will last for six months. </p>