China's Shenzhou-18 crew returns to Earth

Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after six months in space as part of the Shenzhou-18 mission at Beijing's orbiting space station.

The astronauts -- Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu -- touched down at the China Manned Space Agency's Dongfeng landing site in northern China shortly after midnight on Monday morning, Beijing time.

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