Shenzhou 21 Landing
Near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Friday, November 14, 2025 · 08:30 UTC
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/01The Shenzhou 21 Descent Capsule will land in the desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, bringing the crew of Shenzhou 20 - Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie - back to Earth after spending 6 months in orbit as part of the 9th mission to the Chinese Space Station, and after Shenzhou 20 was possibly struck by orbital debris, rendering it unsuitable for crew re-entry.
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/03China National Space Administration
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/04Shenzhou
The Shenzhou program is a crewed spaceflight initiative by China. The program put the first Chinese citizen, Yang Liwei, into orbit on 15 October 2003.
Tiangong space station
The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface.