Published: 10:16, November 5, 2025
China postpones Shenzhou XX return mission
By Xinhua
This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept 25, 2025, shows Shenzhou XX astronaut Wang Jie performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - The return of China's Shenzhou XX crewed spaceship, originally scheduled for Wednesday, will be postponed due to a suspected impact from tiny space debris, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced.

The impact analysis and risk assessment are under way, the CMSA said.

The decision to delay the return aims to ensure the astronauts' safety and mission success, the agency said.