China’s state broadcaster on Saturday (May 30) aired footage of the three-member Shenzhou-21 crew returning to Earth a day earlier after nearly seven months in space.

The mission launched on October 31, when the spacecraft lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The three astronauts were in good health, state media reported.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

IN SPACE (AIRED MAY 30, 2026) (CCTV - No use China)

1. ASTRONAUTS ONBOARD CAPSULE SEATED DURING DESCENT

INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA (AIRED MAY 30, 2026) (CCTV - No use China)

2. CAPSULE HITTING GROUND / SMOKE AND DUST FROM LANDING

3. AERIAL VIEW OF CAPSULE ON GROUND SURROUNDED BY GROUND CREWS

4. VARIOUS OF GROUND CREWS APPROACHING CAPSULE

5. GROUND CREW RETRIEVING ASTRONAUT FROM CAPSULE / ASTRONAUT WAVING

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) SPACECRAFT PILOT AND COMMANDER OF SHENZHOU-21 MANNED SPACEFLIGHT MISSION, ZHANG LU, SAYING: (SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT. NO. 5)

“The crew of Shenzhou‑21 spent seven months in orbit; this would not have been possible without the care of our families and comrades, the support of leaders at every level and all those involved in the programme, and above all the backing of our country and its people. In one sentence, to sum up my second mission: one person’s journey to the stars is underpinned by the unwavering dedication of many.”

7. GROUND CREW RETRIEVING ASTRONAUT FROM CAPSULE

8. GROUND CREW RETRIEVING ASTRONAUT FROM CAPSULE

9. AERIAL VIEW OF CAPSULE ON GROUND SURROUNDED BY GROUND CREWS

IN SPACE (AIRED MAY 30, 2026) (CCTV - No use China)

10. VIEW OF PLANET EARTH FROM SPACE STATION

11. EXTERIOR OF SPACE STATION

12. VARIOUS OF ASTRONAUTS MOVING INSIDE SPACE STATION

13. VARIOUS OF ASTRONAUTS WORKING OUTSIDE SPACE STATION

14. VARIOUS OF POV SHOT OF ASTRONAUT HANDS WORKING

15. VARIOUS OF ASTRONAUTS WORKING INSIDE SPACE STATION