{"id":306735,"date":"2025-07-31T13:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306735\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:58:11","slug":"chinas-shenzhou-19-astronauts-reveal-record-spacewalk-featured-surprise-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306735\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Shenzhou-19 astronauts reveal record spacewalk featured surprise repair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an interview with state broadcaster CCTV aired on Sunday, <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3308479\/chinas-shenzhou-19-astronauts-return-home-after-forced-landing-site-switch?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">Shenzhou-19<\/a> mission commander Cai Xuzhe said a payload adaptor unexpectedly jammed during a cargo installation outside the spacecraft and the team had to add the repair to their spacewalk tasks.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Cai said it was something they had not trained for and he was worried about doing irreparable damage.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI feared that my intervention might make the damage worse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The adaptor is a docking mechanism used for various tasks, such as extravehicular (EVA) experiments or the replacement and maintenance of spacecraft or platform components.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1o401188 css-1w1l3op e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Space-ship-logo.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewDuration\" class=\"css-1vqvq42 e1o401181\">02:04<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewTitle\" class=\"css-zasw6y e1o401182\">Chinese astronauts complete world record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk <\/p>\n<p>Chinese astronauts complete world record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk <\/p>\n<p>Normally, a <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3134500\/china-space-stations-giant-robotic-arm-sparks-concerns-us?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">robotic arm<\/a> can unlock the two locks on the adaptor, but the automatic process failed and left one half of the adaptor still attached to the spacecraft. 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