{"id":101246,"date":"2024-11-04T22:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/chinas-shenzhou-18-crew-returns-to-earth-after-192-day-space-journey\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T22:03:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T22:03:00","slug":"chinas-shenzhou-18-crew-returns-to-earth-after-192-day-space-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/chinas-shenzhou-18-crew-returns-to-earth-after-192-day-space-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Shenzhou-18 crew returns to Earth after 192-day space journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

China\u2019s Shenzhou-18 astronauts \u2013\u00a0Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 returned to Earth on Monday after the conclusion of their six-month mission at the China Space Station.<\/p>\n

The return capsule landed at the Dongfeng landing site in north China\u2019s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 1:24 a.m. All of the three crew members had left the capsule by 2:15 a.m. and they are stated to be in good health.<\/p>\n

The Shenzhou-18\u00a0manned mission was a complete success, announced the the China Manned Space Agency.<\/p>\n

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Ye, commander of the crewed mission, was also a member of China\u2019s Shenzhou-13 mission. He has become the first taikonaut with a cumulative spaceflight duration of more than one year, setting a new record for the longest time spent in orbit by a taikonaut.<\/p>\n

After coming out of the return capsule, Ye said his return to the space station had once again left him deeply impressed by the rapid development of China\u2019s space program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that a new record of time spent in orbit by Chinese astronauts will soon be set,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shenzhou-18 spaceflight mission was the first one for Li Cong. He said the crew was united as one, cooperating seamlessly with the ground team to ensure two successful extravehicular activities (EVAs), while the in-orbit scientific experiments progressed smoothly as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe exploration of space is limitless,\u201d said Li, expecting to return to the vast space once again.<\/p>\n

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Li Guangsu, who also just completed his first flight mission with Shenzhou-18, said they had all enjoyed weightlessness in the vast, magical and beautiful space. Returning to Earth brings both excitement and a sense of nostalgia to leave space behind. \u201cThe biggest feeling at this moment is to feel proud of my great motherland,\u201d said Li after coming out of the return capsule.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Multiple tasks completed during 192 days<\/strong><\/p>\n

China\u00a0launched the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft<\/a>\u00a0on April 25. The spacecraft later conducted fast automated rendezvous and docked with the space station combination.<\/p>\n

The three taikonauts stayed in orbit for 192 days, during which they carried out two EVAs. Their first EVA set a new record for the longest single spacewalk by taikonauts, lasting approximately 8.5 hours.<\/p>\n

They also installed space debris protection devices on the space station, conducted several outbound cargo\u00a0delivery missions and undertook tasks such as the installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair of equipment both inside and outside the space station.<\/p>\n

In close cooperation with the ground crew, the taikonauts also carried out extensive space science experiments involving basic microgravity physics, space material science, space life science, space medicine and space technology.<\/p>\n

One of their achievements\u00a0was the creation of an \u201caquarium\u201d to raise zebrafish in microgravity environment, marking China\u2019s first in-orbit aquatic ecological research. The experiment involved studying the effects of the space environment on fish growth. In the experiment, zebrafish displayed abnormal swimming behaviors, including inverted swimming and circling under microgravity conditions. It also contributed to the understanding of material cycling in closed ecological systems in space.<\/p>\n

The crew also conducted plant cultivation experiments to analyze changes in plant stem cell function and gene expression in a microgravity environment. The findings will aid in the development of crops that can thrive in outer space conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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China\u2019s Shenzhou-18 astronauts \u2013\u00a0Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu\u00a0\u2013 returned to Earth on Monday after the conclusion of their six-month mission at the China Space Station. The return capsule landed at the Dongfeng landing site in north China\u2019s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 1:24 a.m. All of the three crew members had left the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}