China Shenzhou-19 lands on the spacecraft in the north of the country


A long March-2F rocket that transports the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft is located on the launch platform before taking off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for a manned mission to the Chinese Space Station of China Tiangong, near Jiuquan, province of Gansu, China, October 30, 2024.-Reuters
A long March-2F March-2F rocket that transports the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft is located on the launch platform before taking off from the Jiuquan satellite launch center for a manned mission to the Tiangong Space Station of China, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, October 30, 2024.-Reuters

Hong Kong: The China Shenzhou-19 crew CCTV He reported, after a day delay due to climatic conditions on the landing site.

The spacecraft and its three crew were sent to space in October last year to work at the “Tiangong” space station inhabited in China.

The manned space flights of Shenzhou have been a regular accessory of the country’s space program during the last two decades and have increased frequently in recent years after China officially completed “Tiangong” in November 2022.

The rapid development of the manned and non -manned space program of China has alarmed the United States, which has encountered problems with its own manned space flights.

China aims to achieve a manned landing on the moon by 2030.

Shenzhou-19 crew was composed of two 48 and 34-year-old male astronauts and the third women’s astronaut, 35. It was the first space flight for the two youngest astronauts.

All part of the Chinese army Air Force, the crew has been carrying out experiments, some related to the construction of human habitats.

It was expected that one of these experiments involved exposing bricks made of lunar soil simulated to space conditions.

If the tests are successful, bricks could be a key material used in the construction of a permanent lunar research station, which China expects to complete by 2035.

The Missions of Shenzhou have involved trios of astronauts and six -month stays in space, with a period of overlap of several days in which the crew that came out the station to the newcomer group.



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