Shenzhou-21 Crew Landing in Inner Mongolia | China Space Station
👨🚀👏With 210 days spent onboard China's Tiangong Space Station, Shenzhou-21's Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang are back on Earth. Their Shenzhou-22 return crew capsule touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:11 Beijing Time (1211 GMT).
The three astronauts have set a new record for the longest stay in space by a Chinese astronaut crew. They are all in good health condition, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) stated, while noting that the Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission was a complete success.
Prior to their return, the crew handed over the space station to the Shenzhou-23 astronauts that arrived on May 25.
The Shenzhou-21 crew's original spacecraft that sent them into space on October 31 last year was previously returned to Earth carrying the astronauts of the preceding Shenzhou-20 mission after tiny cracks were found in the viewport window of the Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft's return capsule. This spacecraft was later safely brought back to Earth.
Shenzhou-21 Crew
Zhang Lu (张陆) - Commander & Pilot - 2nd spaceflight
Wu Fei (武飞) Flight Engineer - 1st spaceflight
Zhang Hong Zhang (张洪章) - Payload Specialist - 1st spaceflight
Date: May 29, 2026
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