Ground-breaking technology behind China´s first spacesuit

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Zhou Jianping, Chief Designer, China Manned Space Flight Program, said, "This pair of gloves is crucial to the performance of the whole suit. It is not easy to do work with your gloves on when you are on Earth, no mentioning doing delicate experiments in the outer space. They were pressurized during the mission in space. "

Zhang Jianqi, Deputy Director, China Manned Space Flight Program, said,

"We developed this new material that works well under extreme temperature changes. "

These two ropes can be called the life line of China's first spacewalker. He locked these ropes to handles during the extra-vehicular activity.

A single rope can be extended to 3 meters and can bear a maximum weight of 1 ton.