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AFTER FIVE MONTHS. Space flight engineer Zhu Yangzhu waves as he leaves the capsule of the Shenzhou-16 spaceship after landing in China’s Inner Mongolia on Tuesday. Two other Chinese astronauts safely returned to Earth with him after five months in orbit at the country’s space station, state media reported. AFPBeijing—Three Chinese astronauts safely returned to Earth on Tuesday after five months in orbit at the country’s space station, state media reported.
Footage showed their return capsule parachuting down into the barren Gobi Desert, kicking up a cloud of orange dust as it hit the ground. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin will perform “space science and application payload tests”, according to the country’s Manned Space Agency.Beijing has accelerated plans to become a major space power since President Xi Jinping took the reins a decade ago.
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