The three astronauts of China’s Shenzhou 16 mission returned to Earth on Monday (Oct. 30) after completing a five-month stint aboard the country’s space station.
Astronauts (the mission’s commander), and Gui Haichao touched down in their Shenzhou 16 spacecraft return capsule at the Dongfeng landing site Monday around 8:10 p.m. EDT (0010 GMT or 8:10 a.m. on Oct. 31, Beijing time), according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft separated from the Tiangong space station on Monday at 8:27 a.m. EDT (1227 GMT; 8:37 p.m. Beijing time), CMSA stated. Jing and company had earlier handed over control of the space station to the Shenzhou 17 crew, who arrived on Oct. 26.
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