- Saturday, 2 November 2024
China's Shenzhou-18 astronauts complete handover, returning to Earth on Monday
This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows a group photo of the crew of Shenzhou-18 and Shenzhou-19 manned spaceships. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING, Nov. 2: The crew of China's Shenzhou-18 spacecraft held a handover ceremony with the Shenzhou-19 crew and transferred the keys of the country's space tation to the latter on Friday.
The Shenzhou-18 crew has now completed all planned tasks. The three astronauts will take the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft and return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Nov. 4, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
At present, the landing site and all participating systems are making final preparations to welcome the trio back. ■
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