The Chinese Shenzhou-15 crew has returned to Earth.

At 6:33 a.m. local time this morning (June 4), the return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft, carrying a crew of three, successfully landed at the Dongfeng slate site in the Gobi Desert of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, northern China.

According to an announcement from the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA), the three astronauts have returned in good health, marking the success of the Shenzhou-15 mission.

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft landed at the Dongfeng slate. Photo: Xinhua.

Speaking after landing, mission commander Fei Junlong declared: “Our Shenzhou-15 crew has completed all our work and tasks in orbit and has now returned to home safely. We feel very good.”

This was the oldest crew on any Chinese space mission, with an average age of 53. During their 187 days in orbit, the trio performed four spacewalks—the most ever—along with dozens of medical and space science experiments, laying the groundwork for future large-scale space science experiments.

Shenzhou-15 was China's tenth space mission and its fourth crewed mission since the country began building its space station. The success of this spacecraft marks the completion of all 12 launch missions in the key technology development and verification phase of the space station.

With this spacecraft, the Chinese space station now has a complete structure consisting of three modules and three spacecraft, with a total mass of nearly 100 tons. The Shenzhou-15 mission marked the official launch of the Chinese space station at the end of 2022 and the beginning of a new phase of development and application with continuous human operation for at least a decade.

Previously, the Shenzhou-16 crew was launched on May 30th, including the first civilian astronaut, Gui Haichao, a 36-year-old professor at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who will conduct large-scale experiments in orbit.

The two crews had about four days to hand over their duties before Shenzhou-15 returned to Earth. CMSA said it would take about six months for the returning astronauts to regain their normal physical condition and about one to one and a half years before they could undertake another space mission.

Bich Thuan (VOV-Beijing)

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