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

The spacecraft in question was the Shenzhou-20 capsule, which transported a crew of three astronauts to the Tiangong space station in April 2025.

Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth delayed over fears spaceship damaged by debris

Three Chinese astronauts have been forced to extend their six-month stay in space over concerns their return ship may have ...
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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 ...
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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 ...