Touchdown! Chinese astronauts back on Earth after country's longest crewed mission

[ericliume]

For the safety of taikonauts, retro-rocket fires when the capsule is 1 meter above the ground to reduce its speed.

[brent]

SPACE Hopefully this drives future endeavours!

[olmgaijin]

One of the softer landings using retro rockets I've seen.

[lionelspencer-ward]

Well done China, Best Regards from England....

[marshallodom]

For a moment there my heart sank, I thought they blew up lol

[fractalelf]

Very thrilled to see the successes of our Chinese comrades, I love their current drive on space development!

[MAGNETO-ii]

They detonated an -explosive- to slow down the capsule right before touch down, which is epic but also not the safest idea.

- edit: it's not explosives, it's a retro rocket :)

[sowmyukthkumar]

Science and space are always intriguing.

[TsingYiTube]

The parachute and capsule form a 'your are here' sign ;)

[Matchhead]

I still can't believe the Seahawks didn't run the ball.

[CrazyCowPie]

One parachute...lots of confidence on the deployment of the chute...well done

[kiwiryker]

We have one world and we are bent on destroying it, we make rockets that carry nukes to destroy each other, now imagine all that money spent on nukes and rockets had been spent on space stations and missions, we would be on Mars by now and colonising somewhere else.

[Shadowed]

Well done!!, more competition is always good.

Brings out best in pursuit of excellence.

[EspressoBreve]

What was the flash just before the capsule touched down?

[ignorasmus]

Well done China, Congratulations Humanity!

[fande...Angelina]

Il y avait un mouvement de balancier un peu inquiétant tout de même, ce n'est pas optimum pour les rétro-fusées !

[dcraexon]

Motley Crue was rocking and rolling for decades, no drums or guitars and can’t understand the lyrics but the singing of this band in the video with strange visuals and violin sounds ain’t going to get you no hot babes

[regolith]

That landing was definitely not norminal. Massive swaying wasn't a good sign. The capsule being at a significant tilt would have largely negated the cushioning effect of the retrorocket. They probably hit the ground pretty hard.

[natzalaq]

They will die in that explosion rather than in re entry

[jonnekjonneksson]

Chinese technology and development is traditionally and currently based on copy-paste but in such a commitment-based manner that is predetermined that at one point they will produce original technological advancement and significant prototypical progress.