In a remarkable 6.5-hour spacewalk, Chinese astronauts added crucial debris shielding to the Tiangong space station, marking a significant step in space safety. The Shenzhou 20 crew, now over halfway through their mission, also performed vital equipment maintenance.
China is pushing ahead in its lunar ambitions, successfully testing the Mengzhou spacecraft's escape system, a pivotal move to send taikonauts to the moon. With NASA's Artemis program facing uncertainty, could China take the lead in space exploration?