The Chinese Manned Space Agency announced today, Sunday, that the spacecraft "Shenzhou-14" has separated from the Chinese space station group, after staying for 183 days.
Three astronauts worked on this spacecraft: Chen Dong, Liu Yang, and Cai Xuezhe.
"Before separating, the astronauts completed various work, such as completing in-orbit rotations with the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft crew, determining the status of the space station cluster, sorting and loading experiment data, and cleaning and transporting supplies kept in orbit, with the support of science staff," the agency said. technology on the ground.
The manned spacecraft is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at an appropriate time and begin its return journey.
It is noteworthy that the three astronauts were sent to the space station on the fifth of last June, where they completed multiple tasks during the past months, including supervising 5 rendezvous and docking operations, carrying out 3 extravehicular activities, giving a scientific lecture via live broadcast, and conducting A number of practical and technological experiments.