Spent 6 months in space
Chinese space travelers returned to Earth
The Chinese space travelers of the "Shenzhou 18" (Magic Ship) mission have returned safely to Earth. Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu landed early Monday morning (local time) in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia in northern China.
Less than an hour after landing, all the taikonauts had left the capsule, according to the Chinese Human Spaceflight Administration. According to the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, the trio is in good health.
Crew was in space for half a year
The men had set off for the "Tiangong" (Heavenly Palace) space station at the end of April this year and had spent around six months in space. Among other things, they carried out work outside the station as well as various scientific experiments. In May, they completed the longest spacewalk ever carried out by Chinese people.
Before their return, the three space travelers welcomed the new inhabitants of the space station. The "Shenzhou 19" mission reached the "Tiangong" last Wednesday. The team, also consisting of three people, including commander Cai Xuzhe, engineer Wang Haoze and former air force pilot Song Lingdong, is also due to remain in space for six months.
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