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July 21, 2026

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Shenzhou crew capsule brings home three Chinese astronauts

June 3, 2023 Stephen Clark

Three Chinese astronauts departed the Tiangong space station Saturday and landed in the remote Gobi Desert of northwestern China, capping a six-month expedition that included four spacewalks and a host of experiments in the microgravity environment of low Earth orbit.

Live coverage: Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth

June 3, 2023 Stephen Clark

Wrapping up a six-month mission in orbit, three Chinese astronauts departed the Tiangong space station Saturday and landed in the remote Gobi Desert of northwestern China at 6:33 p.m. EDT (2233 UTC).