Return capsule of Shenzhou-15 spaceship lands successfully

The Shenzhou-15 return capsule landed at Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China at 6:33am (Beijing time) on Sunday.

Three astronauts from China's manned Shenzhou-15 spacecraft arrived in Beijing by plane after safely returning to Earth after a six-month mission on the space station.

According to the China Manned Space Agency, the crew members will enter a period of medical quarantine and undergo a comprehensive medical examination and health assessment.

According to the report, the space application system, along with the return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 spaceship, sent back the experimental samples of a total of 15 scientific projects.

The samples, weighing more than 20 kilograms, will be used for life and materials experiments, as reported by Xinhua News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS.

During the life experiments, scientists will conduct molecular biology, cell biology, growth and metabolic analysis of the samples in-orbit.

Samples for material experiments will be tested and analysed in the lab to study the physical properties and chemical changes of materials that are difficult to learn under ground-based gravity conditions.

Photo: Xinhua News Agency