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After a successful six month mission on board China’s space station, three astronauts have returned to earth.
Chinese astronauts return to earth
Three Chinese astronauts have landed back on earth on board the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, state broadcaster CCTV reported, bringing to an end a six-month mission on China’s space station.
The three astronauts – commander Chen Dong and teammates Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe – who had been overseeing the final, pivotal period of construction at the space station, which was completed in November, all said they were feeling well after landing in audio aired on CCTV.
The capsule landed at the Dongfeng site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous region at in the evening local time, with staff from the space agency declaring the entire mission, which began on June 5, a “complete success”, CCTV reported.
Staff at the landing site carried out the exhausted-looking crew one by one and, CCTV reported.
