New Delhi: The Shenzhou-21 spaceship separated from the Tiangong Space Station on 14 November, carrying the Shenzhou-20 crew on board. There were six taikonauts or Chinese spacefarers on board the Tiangong Space Station following the seventh crew rotation. The crew of the Shenzhou-20 mission were supposed to return on the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, which suffered damage from a suspected impact by a small piece of space debris. The crew of three instead returned on the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, that had carried the replacement crew to the orbital complex. Shenzhou-21 successfully and safely delivered the crew of three to the Dongfeng Landing Site.

The Shenzhou-21 spaceship landing. (Image Credit: CMSA).

According to a statement by the China Manned Space Agency, “Based on preliminary analy

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