{"id":384344,"date":"2026-04-17T14:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/384344\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:41:09","slug":"shenzhou-21-crew-to-extend-stay-for-additional-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/384344\/","title":{"rendered":"Shenzhou-21 Crew To Extend Stay For Additional Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Extravehicular activity on the Tiangong Space Station took place April 17.<\/p>\n

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SINGAPORE\u2014The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said the three-person crew of Shenzhou-21 will remain in orbit for about one additional month to validate technologies onboard the Tiangong Space Station. The crew\u2014Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang\u2014has been in orbit since Oct. 31, 2025. They were…<\/p>\n

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