China's space agency has reported that its astronauts have broken the record for longest-ever spacewalk. At 9 hours and 6 minutes, the walk surpasses the previous record of 8 hours and 56 minutes set by U.S. astronauts in 2001. The astronauts are part of the Shenzhou-19 mission, which is tasked with conducting research from China's Tiangong space station.
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00:00China says that its astronauts have broken the record for the world's
00:04longest spacewalk. China's space agency reported that two of its astronauts
00:08completed a spacewalk lasting nine hours and six minutes, surpassing the previous
00:13record set by US astronauts in 2001. The astronauts are part of the Shenzhou-19
00:19mission, a three-person crew tasked with conducting experiments and research from
00:24the country's Tiangong space station.