The crew of the Chinese manned spacecraft Shenzhou-17, consisting of three taikonauts, returned safely to Earth from low Earth orbit, where they spent six months. This was reported by China Central Television.
The landing capsule containing the taikonauts landed in the Dongfeng region in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China. The Shenzhou-17 crew conducted scientific experiments on payload capacity and also carried out extravehicular activities, particularly installation and repair work in space. Taikonauts also collected operational data and improved the station’s efficiency.
Shenzhou 17 crew has reached To the China Tiangong orbital station on 26 October. For Commander Tang Hongbo, this was the second mission in Earth orbit. He was the taikonaut who had the shortest tenure between the two missions. The crew also included Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, the first flight into space.
Construction of the China Tiangong orbital station started on April 29, 2021, and the assembly of the main configuration of the station was completed on November 3, 2022.
It was before the record was broken Based on the number of people in Earth orbit.