Re-entry Capsule Of New Chinese Spacecraft Lands

Generated image of the new Chinese manned spacecraft just after separation of the re-entry capsule from the service module.
Credit: Casc
BEIJING—The re-entry capsule of a new manned Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth successfully on May 8, three days after it was launched in an unmanned test, government agencies said. Velocity was reduced to put the spacecraft on a return trajectory at 2:21 a.m. GMT, the China Manned Space...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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