| The three Chinese astronauts aboard the Shenzhou
VII spacecraft were in fine health on Friday, ready for the extra-vehicular
activities (EVA) scheduled for Saturday, a spokesman for the space mission said.
Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming started assembling the 120-kg EVA spacesuits
since 10
:20 am, Wang Zhaoyao, a spokesman for China's manned space program, told
a press conference in Beijing on Friday. Xinhua reported that they finished the
work in about 12 hours.
In this video grab on Friday, astronaut Jing Haipeng talks to the command and
control center of Shenzhou VII. [Xinhua]
The two space suits were fixed to the module wall in parts when the spaceship
was launched, to be assembled by the astronauts later.
Unpacking the suits comprises 21 steps and each step is divided into
sub-steps and detailed moves.
Once the suits are assembled, the astronauts started testing and wearing
them, in addition to a 100-minute rehearsal in the orbital module before the
spacewalk.
AUTHOR：Xin Dingding | 
