China’s Shenzhou-15 astronauts return from Tiangong Space Station

The capsule carrying Shenzhou-15 astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region safely 23:34 WAT on 3 June, 2023.

Chinese astronaut Deng Qingming out of re-entry capsule

They were replaced by the three astronauts in Shenzhou-16 mission to Tiangong, the Chinese Space Station.

They launched on 29 November, 2022 and spent about six months in Tiangong.

They conducted four spacewalks and many science experiments.

 

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