The astronauts have already set China’s record for the most time spent in space.
ABC News transportation correspondent Gio Benitez reports on the latest from the Kennedy Space Center on the trip of a lifetime -- and the risks involved.BEIJING -- Three astronauts who lived for 90 days on China's space station departed Thursday in preparation for returning to Earth.
After launching on June 17, mission commander Nie and astronauts Liu and Tang went on two spacewalks, deployed a 10-meter mechanical arm, and had a video call with Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. Four drills have been conducted on the ground at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to ensure the safe return of the crew.
China has sent 14 astronauts into space since 2003, when it became only the third country after the former Soviet Union and the United States to do so on its own. China launched its bid to build such facilities in the early 1990s following successes in earlier missions and its exclusion from the International Space Station, largely due to U.S. objections over the Chinese program’s secretive nature and close military ties.
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