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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — Shenzhou 21 crew members Zhang Lu and Wu Fei on Tuesday successfully completed the first round of extravehicular activity (EVA) of their mission, during which they used new spacesuits delivered to the space station for the first time.
The astronauts made their first spacewalk wearing the second-generation Feitian spacesuits, Models D and E, which were delivered aboard the Tianzhou-9 cargo ship on July 15. While maintaining the basic white color scheme, one suit features red trim, and the other blue.
"This spacewalk fully demonstrated the crucial role of human activity in extravehicular activities, while the spacesuits provided a reliable guarantee of the astronauts' safety," said Zhai Zhihong, an employee of the China Astronaut Research and Training Center.
According to the center, the service life of the spacesuits has been increased from the previous standard of 15 spacewalks over three years to 20 spacewalks over four years.
The second-generation Feitian extravehicular activity suits have provided reliable support for all spacewalks during both the construction and operation of the Chinese space station.
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