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Chinese astronauts return with six-month space station mission accomplished

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​Three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship have completed their six-month space station mission and returned to Earth safely on Saturday.

XinhuaUpdated:  April 17, 2022
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Astronaut Wang Yaping waves to the crowd on her arrival in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2022. Three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship have completed their six-month space station mission and returned to Earth safely on Saturday.

Shenzhou-13's return capsule, carrying astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 9:56 a.m. (Beijing Time).

The three astronauts arrived in Beijing by plane on Saturday afternoon. (Xinhua/Tian Dingyu)

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