According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, after the manned spacecraft and the space station assembly were successfully connected, the Shenzhou 20 astronaut crew entered the orbital cabin from the spacecraft return capsule. At 1:17 on April 25, 2025, Beijing time, the Shenzhou 19 astronaut crew, which was performing missions in orbit, successfully opened its "home" and welcomed the Shenzhou 20 astronaut crew from afar to settle in the Chinese space station. This is the 6th "space meeting" in China's aerospace history, and it is also the two commanders who gathered in the "Tiangong" again after three years.
Then, the two astronauts took a "family portrait" and jointly reported their safety to the people of the whole country who care about them.
Subsequently, the two astronaut crews will rotate in orbit on the space station. During this period, the six astronauts will work and live on the space station for about 5 days to complete all established tasks.
(CCTV reporter Huang Xianwen and Wang Gang)
