Three Chinese astronauts aboard the Shenzhou 21 spacecraft return to Earth after nearly seven months in orbit, multiple outlets report. The crew—Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang—spends about seven months in space before returning on Friday. State media accounts say the astronauts are in good health following the landing.
Phys.org and other reports describe the mission as setting a record for the longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew, reflecting the extended duration of the flight. NDTV and other outlets specify that the Shenzhou 21 capsule lands at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia region in the evening. After touchdown, recovery teams carry out standard post-landing procedures, as is typical for Chinese crewed missions.
Overall, the sources agree on the timing of the return, the three-member crew, the approximately seven-month duration, the reported health status, and the landing location in Inner Mongolia, along with the mission’s record-long duration for a Chinese crew.
