Shenzhou-18 Crew Spacecraft Undocking for Earth Return | China Space Station
China's Shenzhou-18 crew spacecraft that departed the Tiangong space station at 16:12 (Beijing Time) on Sunday, November 3, 2024, then proceeded to orbit the Earth under autonomous control. This process lasted several hours before final landing, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The return capsule of the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft later touched down at the Dongfeng Landing Site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the early morning on Monday, November 4, 2024 Beijing.
The Shenzhou-18 astronauts, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu, were sent into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on April 25, 2024. They had completed all planned tasks during their stay in space that lasted for over six months.
During the mission, the Shenzhou-18 crew conducted over 100 scientific experiments and tests and completed two spacewalks.
They became the country's first astronauts to bring fish into space, raising them in an experiment cabinet, while collecting water samples and fish eggs for research. They will bring back the samples with them. This is expected to provide valuable insights for scientists to study the life of vertebrates in space.
After the arrival of the Shenzhou-19 trio at the space station on Oct 30, 2024, the two crews each comprising three astronauts spent five days together in orbit. A handover ceremony was held Friday night in which Shenzhou-18 commander Ye Guangfu transferred the keys of the space station to Shenzhou-19 commander Cai Xuzhe.
Shenzhou-18 Crew:
Li Cong (李聪, mission specialist)
Li Guangsu (李广苏, mission specialist)
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