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China's Shenzhou 19 space mission returns to Earth safely after six months in orbit

Beijing, Apr 30 (UNI) China’s three-person-Shenzhou 19 space mission came back to Earth today after six months in orbit. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) declared the mission a success, after the crew safely landed in the country’s Inner Mongolia region.

The Shenzhou 19 spacecraft — carrying astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze — undocked from the Tiangong space station on Tuesday (April 29) at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT; 4 a.m. on April 30 China Standard Time), according to Beijing’s space officials.
“The three astronauts stayed in orbit for 183 days [and] conducted three extravehicular activities, completed the installation of the space station’s space debris protection device, and completed multiple cargo extravehicular missions,” the CMSA said.

However, the astronauts were intended to make their return a day earlier, according to officials from the CMSA, as strong winds delayed the mission’s landing at the original site, according to South China Morning Post.
The agency added that the landing would be moved to the eastern section of the Dongfeng landing site where the meteorological conditions met requirements. It marked the first time a crew would land in this area, it said.
“Faced with new situations and new challenges, the entire project team worked closely together, linked up with the ground and the sky, and quickly formulated response measures to ensure the success of the mission,” the CMSA said in a social media post before the descent.
The crew all landed safely and were reported to be in good health by on-ground medical staff.
The Shenzhou 19 astronauts had been in space since October 29, when they launched toward Tiangong.
And they notched some notable milestones during that stretch. This included mission commander Cai and his fellow crew member Song spending more than nine hours outside Tiangong during a mid-December spacewalk, setting a new record for the longest extravehicular activity.
At a press conference the day before the Shenzhou-20 launch, CMSA deputy director Lin Xiqiang said that the Shenzhou-19 crew took part in 88 research projects – in the fields of microgravity, life sciences, aerospace medicine, and materials science – while on board.
This included the world’s first in-orbit demonstration of artificial photosynthesis technology, which produced oxygen and ingredients necessary to make rocket fuel.
The new crew is expected to continue the work of the Shenzhou-19 astronauts, including running science experiments and performing extravehicular activities. They will also begin new experiments, including studying space tissue regeneration.


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