China’s Shenzhou 19 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months aboard Tiangong space station (photos)

Dmitry Kuznetsov
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The Shenzhou Mission of three people from China arrived home on Wednesday (April 30) after six months in orbit.

The Shenzhou spacecraft – carrying Astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze – discredited from the Tiangong Space Station on Tuesday (April 29) at 4 PM EDT (2000 GMT; 4 AM on April 30, China Standard Time), according to the Chinese space.

The trio spent about nine hours in transit back to Earth, landing at Dongfeng’s landing site in the autonomous region of Interior Mongolia in northern China on Wednesday to approximately 1:08 am EDT (0508 GMT; 1:08 pm Standard time of China). That was a day after the originally planned; The landing had been scheduled for Tuesday, but the mission planners withdrew it due to the winding climate in Dongfeng.

A golden space capsule descends through a blue sky under a large red and white stripe parachutes

The return capsule of the Mission of Astronaut Shenzhou 19 of China descends through the atmosphere of the Earth on April 30, 2025. (Image credit: CCTV/CMSA)

The 19 Shenzhou 19 astronauts had been in space since October 29, when they launched towards Tiangong. And obtained a notable duration of milestones that extend.

For example, CAI, who was the commander of Shenzhou 19, and Song spent more than nine hours out of Tiangong duration of a space walk in mid -December, establishing a new record for longest longest lost activity.

An astronaut in a white space suit is in a chair in a desert landscape shortly after landing

Shenzhou 19 Commander Cai Xuzhe, seen shortly after landing on April 30, 2025. (Image credit: CCTV/CMSA)

The duo installed a new shield of space debris in the duration of Tiangong, the super long space walk. CAI and SANG also made space walks on January 20 and March 21, installing more protectors and inspecting extravehicular systems and equipment.

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