Recovery crews extracting Shenzhou-20 commander Chen Dong from the Shenzhou-21 return module in Inner Mongolia, Nov. 14, 2025. Credit: CCTV/BACC HELSINKI — Three Chinese astronauts have safely ...

The trio returned to Earth more than a week late — and aboard a different spacecraft than the one that carried them up to orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

On November 5, 2025, the Shenzhou 20 astronauts were set to depart from the Tiangong space station, but an unexpected announcement from China’s Manned Spaceflight Agency (CMSA) revealed that their ...

BEIJING — A group of Chinese astronauts faces a delayed return to Earth after their spacecraft was believed to be struck by a small piece of debris. Their return, originally scheduled for Wednesday, ...

Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week have boarded another spacecraft and are expected to land in China on Friday, the China Manned ...

China's first crewed spacecraft to be ruled unfit to fly in mid-mission will be sent back to Earth for experts to assess the damage it sustained more closely, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday ...

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, who was born and raised in Los Angeles, returned to Earth Tuesday after 245 days in space. Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky were part of an ...

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and crew are preparing to depart the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft.