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China's Shenzhou-21 crew completes third spacewalk

The Shenzhou-21 crew, Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, aboard China's space station, successfully completed their third extravehicular activity (EVA) on Friday. With this mission, Zhang Lu has now carried out seven spacewalks, setting a new record for the most EVAs by a Chinese astronaut. Also in this newsletter: The 2026 humanoid robot half-marathon will kick off on April 19 in Beijing. See how teams from around the world are preparing. Plus, China now ranks first globally in total installed nuclear power capacity, reaching 125 gigawatts.

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