The Chinese manned spacecraft Shenzhou-14 left the national orbital station with three astronauts after spending 183 days in space. It has been reported TASS With reference to China’s Manned Space Flight Program Office.
According to the agency, the ship left the station at 11:01 Beijing time (6:01 Moscow time) and began a controlled descent. For Commander Chen Dong and Liu Yang, China’s first female astronaut on board, this was the second flight into space and the first for Cai Xuzhe.
Previously reportedsix taikonauts are at the same time at Tiangong station for the first time. At the end of November, the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft docked and delivered Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu to the station. Following the crew change at the station, scientific experiments are expected to begin in the two newly installed modules. At present, 24 cell cabinets with equipment for experiments have been set up in Tiangong.
Tiangong is China’s first multi-module space station designed for long-term visitation. Its mass exceeds 60 tons, in size and general appearance it resembles the Soviet Mir station.