Chinese Astronauts Return After Record-Breaking Space Station Stay
Shenzhou-21 astronauts safely returned to Earth after over 200 days aboard the Tiangong space station, setting a new record for the longest Chinese crewed on-orbit stay. They landed in Inner Mongolia.
The Shenzhou-21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after staying in Tiangong space station for more than 200 days, establishing the record for longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew. The trio touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region at around 8.11pm aboard the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Their stay was extended by one month after their probe was used in an emergency mission for the previous crew to return home last...