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Mysterious Chinese spacecraft makes return after 276-day journey

By Brady Knox
Published May 10, 2023 7:30pm ET
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Mysterious Chinese spacecraft makes return after 276-day journey
Shenzhou 9 spacecraft rocket launches from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, China, Saturday, June 16, 2012. China sent its first woman and two other astronauts into space Saturday to work on a temporary space station for about a week, in a key step toward becoming only the third nation to set up a permanent base in orbit. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) | Ng Han Guan

A mysterious Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth after an unknown 276-day mission.

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