Published May 30, 2024 at 8:12 PM IST
Spaceship Carrying Shenzhou-17 Crew Successfully Lands In North China | Video
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceflight mission returned to Earth on Tuesday after completing their six-month mission aboard the Tiangong space station and conducting an in-orbit rotation with the newly-arrived Shenzhou-18 crew. Shenzhou-17's return capsule, carrying astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 17:46 Beijing Time, according to the China Manned Space Agency.