Space junk may have struck a Chinese crew ship in low-Earth orbit

The Shenzhou 20 crew is led by commander Chen Dong, a veteran astronaut and former Chinese fighter pilot on his third trip to space. Two spaceflight rookies, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, are also ...

Rogue space junk strands 3 Chinese astronauts at Tiangong space station. What we know

Three Chinese astronauts have been temporarily stranded in space after the vehicle they were meant to travel aboard back to Earth was hit by space debris. Just how much damage the vehicle ...
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Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris hits their return capsule

Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return ...

China's Stranded Astronauts Show the Dangers of Space Junk

This week the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced that the homecoming for three of its astronauts was delayed after a ...

China's Shenzhou-20 return mission delayed due to space debris impact

The delay highlights the danger to space travel posed by increasing amounts of space debris and could disrupt the operation ...

3 Chinese astronauts stranded in space station after debris strikes return capsule

A Chinese space crew is stranded at the country’s Tiangong space station after tiny pieces of space debris were believed to ...
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Space debris may have hit a Chinese spacecraft, delaying return of Shenzhou 20 astronauts

The Shenzhou 20 trio — mission commander Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie — were scheduled to depart Tiangong today (Nov. 5), but a suspected impact from a small piece of debris on their ...