The China Space Station. (Photo: China Manned Space Agency)
China unveiled the first high-resolution images of the China Space Station at a press conference in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The images were captured by the Shenzhou-16 crew when their spacecraft flew around the space station before the crew returned to Earth.
The China Space Station. (Photo: China Manned Space Agency)
They are first images of the complete configuration of the space station on the backdrop of Earth that China obtained.
China's Shenzhou-16 astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao returned to Earth safely on October 31 after a 154-day mission in the country's space station. Currently, the Shenzhou-17 crew is stationed at the space station.
The China Space Station. (Photo: China Manned Space Agency)