Chinese astronauts land back on Earth after six months on Tiangong space station


By Jack LauLaura Zhou

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after spending six months on the Tiangong space station.

The return journey took about nine hours by using a new procedure that shortened the journey time from around 24 for the previous mission.

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