Shenzhou 20 crew returns to Earth safely after spacecraft failure

The crew members of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft must transfer to the return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft to return to Earth after completing the six-month mission.

The three crew members of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returned safely to Earth on November 14, after completing a six-month mission on the national space station, the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) said.

The return was delayed by more than a week due to damage to the spacecraft after colliding with space debris.

The astronauts had to transfer to the return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft to return to Earth.

The spacecraft successfully landed at Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to a statement from CMSA.

Live footage on state television CCTV showed the capsule carrying the three astronauts touching down with parachutes deployed, officially ending the Shenzhou-20 mission.

Previously, the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft successfully completed important compartment separation steps. Specifically, the orbital compartment of the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft separated from the return compartment, followed by the thruster compartment./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

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