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SHENZHOU-17 RETURN TO EARTH, Apr 30, 2024, Inner Mongolia, 5:45 am ET?
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The Shenzhou-17 crew of China’s Tiangong-3 space station will return to Earth on April 30, 2024 after 6 months in space, landing at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia. Their replacements on Shenzhou-18 arrived yesterday.
China has not made an official announcement of the exact time, but Bob Christy of @OrbitalFocus calculates it likely will about 09:45 UTC (5:45 am EDT).
Mission update
Shenzhou 17 return to Earthhttps://t.co/6nOLY5MhCS
Currently set for Apr 30 with original crew after six month stay at station
Calculating precise landing time from orbit data is a less-exact science than for launches
Estimated landing Apr 30, 09:45 UTC ±2 min
— Orbital Focus (@OrbitalFocus) April 26, 2024