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[b]Shenzhou-17 crew completes first spacewalk[/b] The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China's orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. Beijing Time on Thursday Dec. 21 (8:35 a.m. EST or 1335 GMT), according to the China Manned Space Agency. Commander Tang Hongbo completed his second extravehicular activity (EVA) and Tang Shengjie became China's youngest taikonaut to conduct an EVA. The spacewalk lasted approximately 7.5 hours. Tang and Shengjie completed all of the tasks set out for them, including demonstrating a solar wing repair test outside the Tianhe core module.
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