Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth

10:00, 05/06/2023

On June 4, the Earth return module of the Shenzhou 15 manned spacecraft successfully landed, marking the successful end of the more than 6-month space mission.

Astronaut Truong Luc returned to Earth after more than 6 months working on the space station.

Chinese media quoted information from the country's Manned Space Program Office as saying 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.

The spacecraft then started its return engine to Earth, the return module separated from the booster module, and landed smoothly at Dongfeng landing site at 6:33 a.m. the same day.

The search and rescue team promptly detected the target and arrived at the landing site, checking and confirming the health status of the astronauts.

The Shenzhou 15 spacecraft's return module at the Dongfeng landing site.

Astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu were all in good health and exited the spacecraft module smoothly, marking the successful completion of the mission of the Shenzhou 15 spacecraft and crew.

The Shenzhou 15 spacecraft was launched into space on November 29, 2022, and then linked up with the Tianhe core module to form a complex. During their time in orbit, the three astronauts completed many space science experiments, performed four spacewalks to perform many equipment installation tasks, coordinated the transportation of cargo out of the module, and laid the foundation for future extra-modular science and technology experiments.

It is known that the Shenzhou 15 crew is the crew with the oldest average age working in orbit, setting a record for the number of spacewalks in the Chinese aerospace industry, and witnessed the historic moment when the Chinese space station completed construction and entered the stage of exploitation and application.

According to Nhan Dan Newspaper

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