The Shenzhou XX mission crew safely returned to Earth on Friday afternoon, November 15, after an extended 204-day stay aboard the Tiangong space station due to a cracked spaceship window.

• The mission crew, led by mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong, included Colonel Chen Zhongrui and Colonel Wang Jie.
• Their return was delayed by nine days after suspected space debris damaged the original Shenzhou XX reentry capsule, necessitating their return in the Shenzhou XXI spaceship.
• The crew touched down at the Dongfeng Landing Site in Inner Mongolia at 4:40 pm, marking China's 15th manned spaceflight.