'Stranded' astronauts aboard Chinese space station are preparing to come home -- but no date has been announced
China is preparing to rescue three astronauts stranded inside the Tiangong space station, officials announced Tuesday (Nov. 11).
The astronauts Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Don, were forced to extend their stay aboard the space station after what's thought to be space junk struck their return capsule last week.
Now, representatives of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) say the astronauts are well and working normally while engineers perform tests on the backup capsule that will be used to ferry them back to Earth, according to an agency statement.
The agency has not announced a date for the Shenzhou-20 teams' return, but the crew is already carrying out tests and drills, according to the CSMA.
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