How astronauts return to Earth from space watch this latest video

China’s space station is now operational and a team of astronauts is always stationed there. On Tuesday, three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth from space after 6 months. The astronauts who went under the Shenzhou 17 mission landed on Earth with the help of a parachute after a journey of about 9 hours. Its video has also surfaced. China’s space agency Xinhua has said that all three crew members – Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengji and Jiang Xinlin are healthy and safe.

Shenzhou 17 spacecraft was launched on October 25 last year with the help of Long March 2F rocket. He reached Tiangong Space Station after traveling for 6 and a half hours. Space.com reported that the astronauts, who were part of the Shenzhou 17 mission, were the youngest astronauts to reach the Tiangong station. Tang Hongbo was 48 years old on the day of the mission’s launch. Tang Shengji was 34 years old and Jiang was 35 years old.

These scientists spent 6 months in low Earth orbit. Did many science experiments. Also did two spacewalks. The astronauts also repaired the solar array of the Tiangong Space Station. Solar panels were damaged in micrometeoroid attacks.

What is Tiangong Space Station?

This space station is at an altitude of 340 to 450 kilometers from the Earth. For the first time in the year 2021, a team of astronauts reached the Tiangong Space Station and spent 90 days there. Tiangong Space Station is a 55 meter tall station. Its weight is 77 tonnes. It is 20 percent larger than the International Space Station dominated by America and Russia. Many experiments are also being conducted on this space station. China’s space agency wants to operate this space station for at least a decade.