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Chinese astronauts set new duration record on Tiangong space station

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Chinese astronauts have successfully completed a mission aboard the Tiangong space station, setting a new record for the longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew at over 200 days. The Shenzhou-21 crew returned safely to Earth at the Dongfeng landing site. Their mission included a successful experiment involving artificial embryos, intended to study reproduction in zero gravity. AI

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Chinese astronauts set new duration record on Tiangong space station

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Holly Chik,Victoria Bela ·

    Chinese astronauts land safely in former top secret nuclear missile test site

    The Shenzhou-21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after staying in Tiangong space station for more than 200 days, establishing the record for longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew. The trio touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region a…

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