Shenzhou-19 astronaut Wang Haoze comes out of return capsule

Chinese astronaut Wang Haoze, one of the crew members of the Shenzhou-19 mission, came out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 spaceship.

Wang was the third of the Shenzhou-19 crew to get out of the capsule after it touched down safely at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region earlier on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

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She is also China's first female spaceflight engineer.

"It's good to be home, to be down to earth. I'm right on the land of the motherland now, and the words I most want to say are 'Motherland, your children have returned from a long journey.' The journey of 180-plus days in space is a test to the body and a practice of the mind. The mission empowers me to report to the motherland and the people that I'm confident and competent to undertake more challenging tasks. Please rest assured. Every time I gazed into the cosmos from the space station, I'm deeply convinced that we, the Chinese astronauts, will venture farther and farther, reaching into the vastness of space. Finally, I extend my best wishes for the continued advancement of China's space cause, and may our great motherland enjoy prosperity and our people live in harmony and peace, " Wang said.

The Shenzhou-19 crew was sent into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct 30, 2024. Prior to the return, the crew handed over the space station to the Shenzhou-20 astronauts who got on board on Friday.

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