• News
  • China
  • China's six astronauts in two missions make historic gathering in space
385

China's six astronauts in two missions make historic gathering in space

The Shenzhou-15 and Shenzhou-14 crew waving after a historic gathering in space. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng.
The Shenzhou-15 and Shenzhou-14 crew waving after a historic gathering in space. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng.

The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-15 spaceship entered the country's space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, a historic gathering that added the manpower at the in-orbit space lab to six for the first time. This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.

Chen Dong, the commander of the Shenzhou-14 crew, opened the hatch at 7:33 a.m. (Beijing Time). The three space station occupants greeted the new arrivals with warm hugs and then they took a group picture with their thumbs up, shouting in chorus – "China's space station is always worth looking forward to".

Who we are: About us, Contacts. How we write news and our principles: Editorial code. We did our best. If you found this valuable – please support us.

To request a correction, please send an email.