1 week ago China sends emergency return vehicle to space station to replace damaged craft

China has launched a replacement ship that will travel to its space station as a substitute return vessel. The uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft carrying 600kg (1,320 pounds) of goods, including food and equipment, was launched at 12.11pm on Tuesday and was expected to dock with the Tiangong space station autonomously. The vessel will replace the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft used to return three astronauts to Earth on November 14. They had to take the new spacecraft because tiny cracks were found in the...

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1 week ago Vessel with repair kit reaches space station in China’s first emergency launch

China has sent a replacement return vessel to its space station, successfully completing the first emergency launch for its crewed space programme. The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft carrying 600kg (1,320lb) of goods, including food and equipment to fix the damaged spacecraft, was launched at 12.11pm on Tuesday and docked with the Tiangong space station less than four hours later. The vessel will replace the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft used to return three astronauts to Earth on November 14, leaving the new...

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1 week ago China’s first emergency launch: vessel with repair kit reaches space station

China has sent a replacement return vessel to its space station, successfully completing the first emergency launch for its crewed space programme. The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft carrying 600kg (1,320lb) of goods, including food and equipment to fix the damaged spacecraft, was launched at 12.11pm on Tuesday and docked with the Tiangong space station less than four hours later. The vessel will replace the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft used to return three astronauts to Earth on November 14, leaving the new...

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1 week ago China’s first emergency space launch: vessel with repair kit reaches Tiangong

China has sent a replacement return vessel to its space station, successfully completing the first emergency launch for its crewed space programme. The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft carrying 600kg (1,320lb) of goods, including food and equipment to fix the damaged spacecraft, was launched at 12.11pm on Tuesday and docked with the Tiangong space station less than four hours later. The vessel will replace the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft used to return three astronauts to Earth on November 14, leaving the new...

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3 w. ago 3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after space junk strands them in orbit

3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after space junk strands them in orbit  USA Today

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3 w. ago Stranded astronauts return, China’s flying power plant: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Stranded Chinese astronauts return home from space station mission Three astronauts whose return to Earth from China’s Tiangong space station was delayed last week after suspected space debris struck their vessel have landed at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. 2. China’s growth softens in October as property drags...

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3 w. ago China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth after space debris scare (video)

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth after space debris scare (video)  Space

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3 w. ago China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own (video)

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own (video)  Space

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3 w. ago Chinese astronauts return to Earth after vessel damaged by space debris

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after vessel damaged by space debris  Reuters

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3 w. ago Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth After Being Stuck in Space

Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth After Being Stuck in Space  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after debris struck spacecraft

Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after debris struck spacecraft  New York Post

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3 w. ago Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after space debris impact

Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after space debris impact  Reuters

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3 w. ago Chinese astronauts head home after suspected debris strike delays return to Earth

Chinese astronauts head home after suspected debris strike delays return to Earth  CNN

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3 w. ago Chinese astronauts arrive home after suspected debris strike delays return to Earth

Chinese astronauts arrive home after suspected debris strike delays return to Earth  CNN

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3 w. ago Stranded Chinese astronauts to return to Earth aboard new crew’s spacecraft

Three astronauts on board China’s Tiangong space station – whose launch back to Earth was delayed last week after suspected space debris struck their vessel – are set to make their return on Friday on the new crew’s spacecraft. The Shenzhou-20 crew are expected to land at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Friday aboard the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said. It said all three astronauts – Chen Dong, Wang Jie and Chen Zhongrui –...

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3 w. ago Breaking | Stranded Chinese astronauts to return to Earth aboard new crew’s spacecraft

Breaking | Stranded Chinese astronauts to return to Earth aboard new crew’s spacecraft  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Stranded Chinese astronauts on way home after window cracks found in Shenzhou

Three astronauts from China’s Tiangong space station – whose launch back to Earth was delayed last week after suspected space debris struck their vessel – are on their way home on board the new crew’s spacecraft. The Shenzhou-20 crew are expected to land at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Friday aboard the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, the China Manned Space Agency said. State news agency Xinhua reported that the spacecraft had successfully separated from the...

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3 w. ago Stranded Chinese astronauts return home from space station mission

Three astronauts whose return to Earth from China’s Tiangong space station was delayed last week after suspected space debris struck their vessel have landed at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The Shenzhou-20 crew arrived on board the new Shenzhou-21 crew’s spacecraft, landing at 4.40pm. Earlier on Friday, state news agency Xinhua reported that the spacecraft had successfully separated from the Tiangong space station and was on its way back to Earth. The report...

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3 w. ago Breaking | Stranded Chinese astronauts return home from space station mission

Breaking | Stranded Chinese astronauts return home from space station mission  South China Morning Post

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