See the original article here: China reveals details of next-gen crew spacecraft’s 1st test flight

A first glimpse inside the prototype of China’s next-generation crew-carrying spacecraft has been provided in Beijing following a successful uncrewed test flight in May. The capsule, which has not yet been named, launched on a Long March 5B rocket from Wenchang on May 5, carrying out a first uncrewed test for future deep-space missions. The new two-module spacecraft performed well in orbit , and the crew capsule returned to Earth on May 8 , testing a high-speed atmospheric reentry that the spacecraft needs to survive in order to safely bring astronauts home from the moon. China’s next-generation crew capsule […]

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