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China National Space Administration
Shenzhou 21 Landing
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
The Shenzhou 21 Descent Capsule will land in the desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, bringing the crew of Shenzhou 20 - Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie - back to Earth after spending 6 months in orbit as part of the 9th mission to the Chinese Space Station, and after Shenzhou 20 was possibly struck by orbital debris, rendering it unsuitable for crew re-entry.
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