China’s longest space mission completed, astronauts returned to Earth after 90 days

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astronauts returned to Earth after 90 days

Beijing: In China’s longest mission to date, Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a 90-day stay on the country’s space station. Astronauts Ni Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo returned to Earth aboard the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft just after 1:30 p.m. local time on Friday. He left the space station on Thursday morning. State broadcaster CCTV showed the spacecraft landing in the Gobi Desert.

Shenzhou-12 has achieved 5 main achievements in this mission. First, it is the first time that a Chinese manned spacecraft has completed autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking. Shenzhou-12 entered its orbit and completed the on-track position setting smoothly. It successfully docked with Thien-h main cabin by adopting autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode at 3:54 pm on June 17, Beijing time. Thanks to the chip and system developed and developed by China, the whole process of docking took about six and a half hours. Second, this is the first time that Chinese astronauts have worked and lived in space for about 3 months. In these three months, he has completed the respective mission regarding four aspects like daily management, outside cabin operation, related work, and space experiment, etc.

Third, it is the first time that a Chinese manned spacecraft has the capability to return to Earth from a multi-altitude orbit. Fourth, this is the first time that a Chinese manned spacecraft will land in the Dongfeng landing area. Fifth, this is the first time that they will take various emergency measures for land and air to protect the safety of astronauts during landing.

Recently, China held an online meeting with the in-charge of BRICS countries like Russia and India in the space and aviation sectors and signed important cooperation organizations. In the future, BRICS countries will strengthen mutual cooperation in the space and aviation sectors. After Shenzhou-12, in the years 2011 and 2022, China will complete 11 space missions. These include 3 missions for the launch of the cabin of the space station, 4 missions for the launch of space cargo aircraft, and 4 missions for the launch of manned spacecraft.

Only by truly mastering the core technology will China be free from dependence on other countries. The establishment of the space station marks China’s coming to the forefront of aerospace technology in the world. China is proving its capability to the whole world. At the same time, China reaffirmed the international community’s desire to enhance space cooperation. In the future, China will usher in a new era of space cooperation with the international community.

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