This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 16, 2026 shows Shenzhou XXI astronauts performing extravehicular activities (EVAs) outside China's orbiting space station.

Zhang Lu matched Chen Dong's tally of six spacewalks as he and crewmate Wu Fei completed a seven-hour excursion outside China's space station.

An artist's illustration of Chinese astronauts spacewalking outside their Shenzhou spacecraft. Future Shenzhou missions will feature spacewalks ahead of orbital rendezvous and docking demonstrations.