Shenzhou XIII spaceship set to return to Earth soon

A screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 27, 2022 shows the Shenzhou XIII astronauts watching the Tianzhou II cargo spacecraft leaving the core module of China's Tiangong space station. - Xinhua

BEIJING (Xinhua): The Shenzhou XIII crewed spacecraft, which has completed all its scheduled tasks, will separate from the space station core module Tianhe at an appropriate time and land at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said the China Manned Space Agency on Thursday (April 14).

The Shenzhou XIII crew, namely Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, have been ready for the separation, and the Dongfeng landing site is making preparations for the return of the three astronauts, said the CMSA.