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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Chinese astronauts return from tiangong space station mission - The Untold Story

Chinese astronauts for the Shenzhou-18 mission, from right, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu wave as they attend a send-off ceremony for their manned space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite La

Three Chinese astronauts have successfully returned to Earth after completing a six-month mission on the Tiangong space station, marking another milestone in China's space exploration endeavors. The astronauts' capsule made a nighttime descent, aided by a parachute, and landed in a remote area in Inner Mongolia, China. The crew emerged from the capsule at 1:24 a.m., with a Chinese national flag planted near the landing site.

China has been actively expanding its space program in recent years, with achievements such as bringing back moon rocks and landing a rover on Mars. The country aims to land a person on the moon by 2030, a feat that would establish China as the second nation, after the United States, to achieve this milestone.

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