Shenzhou-23 Astronauts Enter Tiangong, Starting 6-Person Crew Handover
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Updated · Xinhua · May 25
Shenzhou-23 Astronauts Enter Tiangong, Starting 6-Person Crew Handover
10 articles · Updated · Xinhua · May 25
Three Shenzhou-23 astronauts entered China's Tiangong space station on Monday and met the three-member Shenzhou-21 crew, beginning the latest in-orbit handover.
At 5:13 a.m. Beijing time, the Shenzhou-21 crew opened the hatch and welcomed the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The two crews then posed for group photos in what CMSA described as the eighth space get-together in China's aerospace history.
The six astronauts will now carry out handover work aboard Tiangong before the station's next crew rotation proceeds.
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