10:00 AM, June 5, 2023
On June 4th, the return module of the Shenzhou 15 crewed spacecraft successfully landed, marking the successful conclusion of its more than six-month-long space mission.
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| Astronaut Zhang Lu returned to Earth after more than six months working on the space station. |
Chinese media, citing information from the country's Manned Space Program Office, reported that at 5:42 a.m. on June 4 (local time), the orbital module and the Earth return module of the Shenzhou 15 spacecraft successfully separated.
Afterward, the spacecraft started its engines to return to Earth, the return module separated from the booster module, and landed successfully at the Dongfeng lander at 6:33 a.m. that same day.
The search and rescue team promptly located the target and arrived at the landing site, checking and confirming the health status of the astronauts.
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| The Shenzhou 15 Earth return module at the Dongfeng landing site. |
Astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu were all in good health and successfully exited the spacecraft module, marking the successful conclusion of the Shenzhou 15 mission and its crew.
The Shenzhou 15 spacecraft was launched into space on November 29, 2022, and subsequently docked with the Tianhe core module to form a complex. During its time in orbit, the three astronauts completed numerous space science experiments, performed four spacewalks, carried out various tasks including equipment installation, coordinated the transport of cargo out of the module, and laid the foundation for future science and technology experiments outside the module.
Reportedly, the Shenzhou 15 crew had the highest average age of a crew working in orbit, setting a record for the number of spacewalks in China's aerospace industry, and witnessed the historic moment when the Chinese space station completed construction and entered the operational and application phase.
According to Nhan Dan Newspaper
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