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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JIUQUAN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — The return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft carrying astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie landed at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday.
At 11:14 Beijing time, the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft separated from the space station assembly. At 2:49 p.m., the Beijing Space Flight Control Center issued the command, and the Shenzhou-21 orbital module separated from the return capsule.
The retrorocket then fired, and the return capsule separated from the engine compartment. The return capsule landed at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 4:40 PM, according to the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA).
The cosmonauts are in good health. They spent 204 days in orbit, setting a new record for the longest time spent in orbit by Chinese astronauts, the CMSA noted.
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