BEIJING, Oct 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – The three astronauts of China’s Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission, have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio yesterday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover.
The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The six crew members then took group pictures for the fifth space get-together in China’s aerospace history.
They will live and work together for about five days to complete planned tasks and handover work, the CMSA said.
The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China, on Nov 4.– NNN-XINHUA