BEIJING, 30th April, 2025 (WAM) -- China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship separated from the space station combination on Wednesday, and the astronauts aboard started to return to Earth, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
According to People's Daily Online, the spaceship is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
The CMSA said that prior to the separation, the Shenzhou-19 crew, with the assistance of the ground staff, completed various tasks such as setting the status of the space station combination, processing and transmitting the experimental data and transferring remaining supplies.
The Shenzhou-19 crew also carried out handover work and exchanged in-orbit work experience with the Shenzhou-20 crew.
The return of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship, originally scheduled for Tuesday, had been postponed due to unfavourable windy weather at the Dongfeng landing site, according to the CMSA.