Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday (Dec 4) aboard the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, according to state broadcaster CCTV, bringing a six-month mission on China’s space station to a close.
In audio broadcast on CCTV, the three astronauts – commander Chen Dong and teammates Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe – who had been overseeing the final, critical period of construction at the space station, which was completed in November, all said they were feeling well after landing.
The capsule landed at 8.09 p.m. in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with space agency staff declaring the entire mission, which began on June 5, a “complete success,” according to CCTV.
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