18 September 2021
The successful completion of the Shenzhou 12 mission on 17 September means the Dongfeng Landing Site is likely to be prioritised over the Siziwang Banner Landing Site to receive returning Chinese astronauts in the future. The return of the Shenzhou 12 crew was the first time Chinese astronauts landed at Dongfeng as all of the nation's previous spaceflights ended at Siziwang. Both are in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and the distance between them is about 900 km.
MORE...