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Mysterious Chinese spacecraft returns to earth after 9 months voyage

A mysterious Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday to the Jiuquan launch centre in northwest China after staying in orbit for over nine months or 276 days, which was 100 times longer than its maiden flight less than three years ago.

Mysterious Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 9-month space voyage

According to China's state-run Global Times, the country is set to launch the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft on Monday. The Long March-7 Y4 has reportedly completed fuel injection.

China set to launch Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft today

According to China's space agency, as the Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-5 the Chinese flag was raised on the Moon's surface. Watch: The Chinese space agency said it is the first time that "China had achieved take-off from an extraterrestrial body.

China unfurls flag on Moon after Chang'e-5 mission to collect lunar samples

In a first, China has launched an unmanned spacecraft to bring samples of lunar rocks back to the Earth, making it the first country to do so in nearly four decades.

China launches first unmanned spacecraft to moon to collect lunar rocks