Three astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after being stranded due to a rare space debris incident. The Chinese crew was transported on board a different vessel than the one they were originally assigned, leaving another three astronauts with no return spacecraft. The Shenzhou-20 astronauts, Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie, touched down at […]
Possible Space Debris Strike Delays Return of Chinese Astronauts From Space Station
China’s human spaceflight agency has delayed the return of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and its crew from the country’s space station, Tiangong, after a possible debris impact. It is not yet clear when the three astronauts will return to Earth. “The Shenzhou 20 crewed spacecraft is suspected of being struck by a small piece of space […]