Wang Yaping, a Chinese astronaut, has become the first Chinese woman to walk in space.<\/p>\n
Highlights:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Wang Yaping’s team performed a six-hour trip outside Tiangong space station as part of ongoing construction.<\/p>\n On November 7, 2021, Wang and her colleague Zhai Zhigang left Tiangong. They added a suspension system as well as transfer connectors.<\/p>\n This was the Shenzhou-13 crew’s first extravehicular activity. They will stay on board the space station for six months.<\/p>\n Tiangong, which translates to “heavenly palace,” is China’s most recent success in its quest to become a significant space force.<\/p>\n China has sent multiple missions to the Moon and has landed a rover on Mars. The Tiangong’s core module was launched into orbit in 2021. A report by the World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed that acute hunger has increased across the world. As a result, 45 million people are living on the edge of famine across 43 countries.<\/p>\n In its earlier report in 2021, WFP had estimated this number at 42 million. But, recent assessment of reveals that another three million people facing famine in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n As per report, fuel prices & food prices are increasing and fertiliser is more expensive. All these factors feed into the new crises of starvation like unfolding in Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria.<\/p>\n Report highlights that, to curb this situation worldwide, seven billion dollars will be needed, which earlier was estimated as 6.6 billion.<\/p>\n 5 million Syrians are witnessing an acute hunger, as per report.<\/p>\n In countries like Haiti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Angola and Burundi, acute hunger has been increasing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By 2022, this station should be operating. Tiangong is projected to be operational for around 10 years.<\/p>\n