BEIJING, 18 November (BelTA - Xinhua) - The return capsule of the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft was found in the main landing area in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 2:07 p.m. Friday Beijing Time, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center
The spacecraft, with two male astronauts on board, was launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi desert on 17 Oct.
The two astronauts were commander Jing Haipeng, a 50-year-old veteran who carried out Shenzhou-7 and Shenzhou-9 missions before, as well as Chen Dong, 38, who was on his first space mission..
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