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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Shenzhou-21 extends by a month as crew completes EVA-3 for Tiangong debris protection and inspection

China’s Shenzhou-21 astronauts—Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang—have completed their third spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station. The mission is being extended by about a month, with the EVA focused on installing debris-protection hardware and inspecting the orbital outpost.

Also: South China Morning Post and china-in-space.com
2026-04-17T11:21:17.449783-07:00
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investors.rocketlabcorp.com

Rocket Lab Unveils New Electric Propulsion Satellite Thruster to Meet Constellation Demand | Tue, 04/14/2026

By investors.rocketlabcorp.com: LONG BEACH, Calif., April 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today introduced a new electric satellite thruster designed for high-volume production to meet the growing demand for.

2026-04-16T13:00:46.067125-07:00