China's Shenzhou-16 astronauts return safely(1/15)

Astronaut Jing Haipeng is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Jing was the mission commander of the Shenzhou-16 mission and the first Chinese astronaut to complete four space missions, which amounted to over 200 days.

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, carrying astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site on Tuesday morning.

Astronaut Jing Haipeng is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo+

Astronaut Jing Haipeng is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Jing Haipeng is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Jing Haipeng is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Zhu Yangzhu, China's first spaceflight engineer in space, is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Zhu Yangzhu, China's first spaceflight engineer in space, is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Zhu Yangzhu, China's first spaceflight engineer in space, is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Zhu Yangzhu, China's first spaceflight engineer in space, is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Gui Haichao, China's first-ever payload expert in space, is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Gui Haichao, China's first-ever payload expert in space, is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Gui Haichao, China's first-ever payload expert in space, is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

Astronaut Gui Haichao, China's first-ever payload expert in space, is out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship touches down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)