Successfully evacuated the Shenzhou 17 crew from the space station and embarked on the journey home

Shijiazhuang News Network Time: April 30, 2024 15:13:26 Source: CCTV Network

CCTV news: According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 8:43 today (April 30), the Shenzhou 17 manned spacecraft successfully separated from the space station assembly.

Before the separation, the crew of Shenzhou 17 astronauts, with the cooperation of ground personnel, completed various work before the evacuation, such as the status setting of the space station assembly, the sorting and downloading of experimental data, the cleaning and transportation of materials left in orbit, and completed the work handover with the crew of Shenzhou 18. Astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, who were on business at the China Space Station, have set off for home. As planned, the Shenzhou 17 manned spacecraft is expected to return to the Dongfeng landing site this afternoon (April 30).

Editor: Zhao Yuheng