China's Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft, carrying astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu, separated from the country's space station combination on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Before their departure, the crew completed space station maintenance, transmitted experiment data, sorted equipment and finished their handover to the Shenzhou-16 crew.

The return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft will then conduct reentry at a proper time, bringing the crew home after their 186-day stay in the China Space Station.

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