Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship: Mission complete
STORY: Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship: Mission complete
DATELINE: April 18, 2022
LENGTH: 00:06:33
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
STORYLINE:
52 years ago, this landing site in Inner Mongolia was where China's first manmade satellite Dongfanghong-1 was launched.
In April 2022, when China's Shenzhou-13 astronauts return from their space station mission, the Dongfeng site was also where the crew members landed.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG WEIFEN, Chief designer of the astronaut system in China's manned space program
"The Shenzhou-13 mission marks that China has completed the verification of key technologies of its space station. Later on, after assessment of the mission, we will move to in-orbit construction of the space station."
Oct. 15, 2021
See-off ceremony
The Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship has three crew members -- Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu.
SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YAPING, Chinese astronaut
"I'm proud of my great motherland. We are aiming for the stars!"
Oct. 16, 2021
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- 2022/4/18 00:00:00
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