Three astronauts who spent six months in space establishing China’s new space station are able to return residence.
Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe are scheduled to depart the Tiangong space station and reenter Earth’s ambiance of their Shenzhou 14 spacecraft on Sunday (Dec. 4), according (opens in new tab) to airspace closure notices.
The crew are set to land of their reentry capsule within the Gobi Desert close to the Jiuquan Satellite tv for pc Launch Heart at round 7:10 a.m. EST (1210 GMT; 8:10 p.m. Beijing time). A backup window for touchdown is open 90 minutes, or one orbit of Earth, later.
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Floor crews accomplished rescue and restoration drills on Thursday (Dec. 1) in preparation for the touchdown, Chinese language state media reported (opens in new tab).
The Shenzhou 14 trio launched for the Tianhe space station core module from Jiuquan on June 5 (GMT) and oversaw the arrival of two new modules in orbit, serving to to complete the T-shaped Tiangong.
They greeted the incoming Shenzhou 15 crew on Nov. 29, marking the primary time China ever had six astronauts in space on the similar time. After celebrating the orbital get collectively, the 2 crews started making ready for the primary Tiangong crew handover and the Shenzhou 14 crew’s voyage residence.
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