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2025.04.25 01:20 GMT+8

China's Shenzhou-20 crew enters space station, meets Shenzhou-19 crew

Updated 2025.04.25 02:57 GMT+8
CGTN

The three astronauts on China's Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission entered the China Space Station and met with the Shenzhou-19 crew, beginning a new round of in-orbit crew handover.

The Shenzhou-19 crew opened the hatch at 1:17 a.m. Beijing Time and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

The six crew members then took group pictures for the sixth space get-together in China's aerospace history.

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows a group photo of the crew of Shenzhou-19 and Shenzhou-20 manned spaceships.

They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said.

The Shenzhou-19 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on April 29. 

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