The Shenzhou-21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after staying in Tiangong space station for more than 200 days, establishing the record for longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew.The trio touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region at around 8.11pm aboard the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft, according to state broadcaster CCTV.Their stay was extended by one month after their probe was used in an emergency mission for the previous crew to return home last year.
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Chinese astronauts land safely in former top secret nuclear missile test site
Three Chinese astronauts from the Shenzhou-21 mission successfully returned to Earth on Friday after a record-breaking stay of over 200 days aboard the Tiangong space station. They landed at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia at approximately 8:11 PM local time.
Holly Chik,Victoria BelaSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-29 · 12:22 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Three Chinese astronauts from the Shenzhou-21 mission successfully returned to Earth on Friday after a record-breaking stay of over 200 days aboard the Tiangong space station. They landed at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia at approximately 8:11 PM local time. Their mission duration was extended by one month due to their spacecraft being utilized for an emergency return mission for the previous crew last year. This extended stay establishes a new record for the longest on-orbit duration by a Chinese crew.
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The landing site was formerly a top-secret nuclear missile test site.
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Shenzhou-21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a record-breaking 200+ day stay on the Tiangong space station.
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