Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese to Spacewalk

Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese to Spacewalk

China has now become the third country to accomplish the feat of performing a spacewalk.

Chinese Taikonaut Zhai Zhigang took the honors by floating outside the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft.

Only USA and Russia have done so before.

The spacewalk lasted for hardly 15 minutes but it was a historic achievement for the world’s most populous nation.

Zhai Zhigang spoke after the spacewalk: “In the vast space, I felt proud of our motherland.”

This is also the third time China launched a human into the space. The country aims to lead the development of a space station by 2020.