Shenzhou-19 Astronauts Are Coming Home! 🚀
Exciting news from space! After spending six months aboard China’s space station, the astronauts of the Shenzhou-19 mission are getting ready to come back to Earth. Isn’t that cool?
The landing site at Dongfeng, in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is all set to welcome them home. Teams have been practicing to make sure everything goes smoothly when the astronauts return.
On Friday, nearly 100 vehicles and several helicopters were part of a big rehearsal. They made sure they could find the capsule quickly and help the astronauts as soon as they land.
The three astronauts—Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze—are scheduled to touch down on April 29. Their journey from space back to Earth will take about 50 minutes. That’s less than an hour!
When they land, special teams will help them get out of the capsule, make sure they’re okay, and help them get used to being back on Earth. Imagine not feeling gravity for six months!
Before they come home, the Shenzhou-19 crew welcomed the new Shenzhou-20 astronauts who arrived on Thursday. Now, there are six astronauts together on the space station! They’ll work together for about five days to hand over all the important jobs.
Isn’t space exploration amazing? Maybe one day, you could be an astronaut too! 🌟
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Shenzhou-19 crew set to return as Dongfeng landing site stands ready
cgtn.com
