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Chinese Astronauts Capture Spectacular Views of Earth From Space

China’s first astronaut crew to spend six months aboard the country’s space station captured spectacular footage of Earth from the outpost.

Video posted to the official Weibo page of the China Manned Space Engineering Network on June 4 shows magnificent shots of Earth as seen from the Tiangong space station.

The three astronauts of the Shenzhou 13 mission landed back on Earth on April 16, the network said. The mission set a new record for the continuous flight duration of Chinese astronauts in orbit. Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Network via Storyful

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