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The crew of the Shenzhou XIV mission, Chinas ninth manned spaceflight, arrived at the Tiangong space station on Sunday evening, several hours after their spacecraft was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert.

The AC313A heavy-lift helicopter can perform a wide range of functions, such as personnel and cargo transport, fire extinguishing, disaster relief, medical aid and maritime patrol.

The AC313A, a heavy-lift, multirole helicopter developed by Aviation Industry Corp of China, conducted its debut flight in Jiangxi province on Tuesday morning, according to AVIC.

As the number of flights remains low amid the COVID-19 pandemic, aircraft crew members and ground support facilities and equipment operate at low frequencies for a long time. In response, multiple areas in China have launched training drills to prevent pilots, maintenance workers and air traffic controllers from becoming rusty.

The Shenzhou-13 crew have safely returned to Earth after their epic six-month orbital trip, which nearly doubled the previous record of Chinas longest single-flight space mission of 92 days set by the Shenzhou-12, some eight hours after the manned spacecrafts detachment from the Tianhe core module.

Serbia has procured the Chinese FK-3 air defense missile system, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic reportedly confirmed on Wednesday, after reports emerged on Saturday that the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force was delivering the air defense equipment via Y-20 large transport aircraft.

Counting down their 180-day stay in Chinas space home, the Shenzhou-13 taikonauts have started preparations for their departure after having lived in the Tianhe space station core cabin for more than five months.

Exciting moment’ of complete space station for China expected by year-end. 29.03.2022, Sputnik International

Counting down their 180-day stay in Chinas space home, the Shenzhou-13 taikonauts have started preparations for their departure after having lived in the Tianhe space station core cabin for more than five months. The physical and psychological conditions of the three crew members are better than expected, and they are scheduled to return to Earth in mid-April.

A sudden nosedive of the China Eastern Airlines jet has triggered wide discussions on the accidents cause, and Chinese aviation experts said the pilot losing control of the airplane could be one of the reasons behind the disaster.