Chinese astronauts preparing to return to earth after three-month mission on Tiangong space station

Three Chinese astronauts are coming home on Friday after a three-month mission to the Tiangong space station, according to the country’s space authority.

The China Manned Space Programme said the Shenzhou-12 spaceship that took the three on the first mission to the new space station will bring them back on Friday ahead of next week’s Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the main times of the year for family reunions.