China’s Manned Spacecraft Detaches from Tiangong-2 Space Lab

China’s manned spacecraft Shenzhou-11 detached from the Tiangong-2 space lab at 12:41 (Beijing time) on Thursday after two Chinese astronauts spent a record-breaking 30 days in the latter. Prior to the detachment, the two astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, thoroughly checked the condition of the Shenzhou-11 re-entry capsule which will return them to Earth. They then transferred experimental devices and items from Tiangong-2 to the re-entry capsule before departure. Following its detachment from Tia