Shenzhou XIX crew complete 3rd spacewalk

The Shenzhou XIX mission crew members have conducted their third spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station, completing several assignments and floating for seven hours, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

The agency said in a news release that mission commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe and crew member Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdong returned to the Wentian science module at 8:50 pm on Friday after floating for nearly seven hours outside the colossal orbital station.

The third crew member, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Haoze, stayed inside Tiangong to provide support, it said.