Two Chinese astronauts have completed the country’s longest manned space mission and successfully returned home after spending 30 days in space on board the Tiangong-2 space laboratory orbiting the earth. Taikonauts Jung Haipeng and Chen Dong returned to earth on board the Shenzhou 11 spacecraft, landing safely in China’s northern region of Inner Mongolia on Friday. RT.com reports: The Shenzhou-11’s reentry module carried the two taikonauts – Jing Haipeng, the mission commander, and Chen Dong – to safety in Inner Mongolia, touching down at around 1:59pm Beijing time on Friday, according to Xinhua state news agency. A search and rescue party reached the landing site quickly, but the taikonauts were able to open the capsule hatch by themselves without problem. 2 Chinese #taikonauts of #Shenzhou11 space mission who returned to Earth Friday are in good condition: ground team https://t.co/2vf1g6WEtG pic.twitter.com/LmqYrcNAIg — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) 18 November 2016 Zhang Youxia, commander-in-chief of China’s manned space program, told the news agency that the Shenzhou 11 mission had been a “complete success.” Jing and Chen spent 30 days on board the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, or Heavenly Palace 2, which is a key part of China’s ambitious space program that ultimately aims to [...]
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