US EditionChina’s stranded astronauts ‘in good condition’ after space debris delays planned return
- On Nov. 5, the Shenzhou-20 crew's scheduled return was aborted, leaving astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie aboard the Tiangong space station.
- A suspected debris strike prompted the abort after the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft was believed to have been struck by a small piece of space debris.
- The space agency reported the crew is in good condition, working and living normally, and the Shenzhou-21 replacement mission docked on Nov. 1 carrying mice for experiments.
- The return has been pushed back to an unspecified date while officials review safety, and the mission team is carrying out tests and drills before planning a new return date.
- China has steadily advanced its space program since 2003, building the Tiangong space station and pursuing a goal of landing a person on the moon by 2030.
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Work on the return of three stranded astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station is "progressing well," the Chinese space agency CMSA said in a statement on its website. However, no plan or date for their return was mentioned. The three taikonauts, as Chinese astronauts are often called, were scheduled to return on November 5th, but they have not yet left the space station. Damage from small pieces of space debris a few hours before departure m…
Space debris is said to have hit the spaceship with which three Chinese military personnel were supposed to fly back to Earth. Beijing remains silent about their possible return home. The case shows how dangerous it is in orbit.
The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is "in good condition, working and living normally," said the Chinese Office of Crewed Space Engineering on Tuesday.
China's stranded astronauts 'in good condition' after space debris delays planned return (Business)
The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is "in good condition, working and living normally,' China's Manned Space Engineering office said on Tuesday. The three astronauts on the Shenzhou-20 mission are facing a delayed return to Earth after their scheduled Nov. 5 return was aborted after t...
The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is "in good condition, working and living normally," said the Office of Space Engineering on Tuesday...
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