Crew members of the Shenzhou XVIII mission Ye Guangfu (right), Li Cong (center) and Li Guangsu are seen at the see-off ceremony for the Shenzhou XVIII crewed space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on April 25, 2024. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/For China Daily]
BEIJING -- The Shenzhou XVIII crew arrived in Beijing by plane on Monday after a six-month space station mission.
Shenzhou XVIII's return capsule, carrying astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region at 1:24 am (Beijing Time) on Monday, and the crew all left the return capsule by 2:15 am, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The three astronauts, after staying in orbit for 192 days, were all in good health and the Shenzhou-18 manned mission was a success, the CMSA said.
The crew will enter a period of medical quarantine and undergo comprehensive medical examinations and health evaluations, it said, adding that they will meet with the press in Beijing afterward.
