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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JIUQUAN, January 19 (Xinhua) — The return capsule of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft landed at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 9:34 a.m. Beijing time on Monday, the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) said.
Based on on-site inspection, the exterior of the Shenzhou-20 return capsule is generally intact and the items inside are in good condition, the CMSA reported, noting that the Shenzhou-20 return mission was completed successfully.
The Shenzhou-23 spacecraft, which will take over the backup mission, has arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, CMSA added.
On April 24, 2025, China launched the Shenzhou-20 manned spacecraft, sending three astronauts to the space station to carry out tasks as part of another six-month mission.
However, the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, which was originally scheduled to return the three astronauts to Earth on November 5, did not meet the requirements for their safe return and remained in orbit to conduct further relevant experiments.
Fine cracks were found in the glass of the observation window of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft's reentry module, which were most likely caused by an external impact from space debris, the CMSA reported. -0-
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