China's Shenzhou-16 Crew Returns Safely to Earth

The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft has successfully landed after a six-month stay aboard the Chinese Tiangong space station, with the crew handing over operations to the Shenzhou-17 crew. China is also planning a Chang Zheng-4C rocket launch from Taiyuan, a commercial launch by CAS Space's Kinetica-1 from Jiuquan, and a Chang Zheng-7A rocket launch from Hainan Island this week. The Chinese space program is expanding to include civilian and international crewmembers, and China has signed on Belarus, Pakistan, and Azerbaijan to the planned International Lunar Research Station.