17 November 2016
The spacecraft Shenzhou 11, which is carrying taikonauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, separated from the orbiting Tiangong 2 space lab at 12:41 p.m. Thursday Beijing Time. The separation marks the beginning of the journey home for the two men, after having lived and worked in Tiangong 2 for 30 days, the longest stay in space by Chinese astronauts. Before the separation, the astronauts extended their thanks and respect to their ground team and to everyone who had supported China's space programme.
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