Chinese astronauts return to Earth after ‘successful’ mission
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Three Chinese astronauts safely returned to Earth on Tuesday after five months in orbit at the country's space station, state media reported.Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao touched down at China's Dongfeng landing site at 8:11 am (0011 GMT), according to state broadcaster CCTV. Footage showed their return capsule parachuting down into the barren Gobi Desert, kicking up a cloud of orange dust as it hit the ground. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join."On-site medical supervision and insurance personnel confirmed that the astronauts... are in good health," CCTV said."The Shenzhou-16 crewed flight mission was a complete success."Jing, Zhu and Gui travelled to China's Tiangong space station in late May and were in orbit for 154 days.They spent the time conducting scientifi...