Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris hits their return capsule

Not The Bee ^ | November 06, 2025 | Dr. Jones

[Red Badger]

Work very fine, last long time!......................

[SmokingJoe]

Surprised by that.
Only China uses their space station so why does their post have o be compatible with ISS ports?

[Red Badger]

Common sense. If you want to make a commercial venture there you have to have parking spaces.............

[kiryandil]

His Uncle Tommy [The Martian reference]...

[Red Badger]

Plus, these designs were made long ago, so why re-invent the wheel...............

[crusty old prospector]

I always thought it was funny that in all those Star Wars movies that they would fly around through the cosmos and never hit any space rocks. I ain’t goin’ to Alpha Centauri until they develop something like on the fronts of trains for cattle.

[SunkenCiv]

The debris could have been anything, but wouldn't be a surprise if it's a Chinese source.

[Red Badger]

One novel I read long ago they used a huge block of ice!............

[Red Badger]

Big chunk of Blue Ice..................

[SunkenCiv]

They probably developed their own docking mechanism that is incompatible with anyone else’s. Sounds like they may wind up okay, and I’m sure they can be kept supplied until an empty crew vehicle can auto-dock with the station.

[crusty old prospector]

I guess there is no friction in space so I’ll buy that.

[SaveFerris]

Prayers 🙏🙏🙏 for their safe return to Earth 🌍🌎🌏

[Sirius Lee]

It would be ironic if the debris was from that satellite that they blew up with a missile.

[OrangeHoof]

A little buffing will get that right out.

[Campion]

Their docking mechanism is very similar to ours (and claimed by them to be compatible), but compatibility hasn't been tested, so it has to be assumed to be incompatible.

Oddly, the Russians, who helped in the development of our "International Docking Standard" docking tech, don't actually use it. They use their own system, which -- again oddly -- is closer to what we used on the Apollo program than it is to the "international standard" docking mechanism we use now.

[Jeff Vader]

yup that V^2 really does it

[Fury]

Good grief. The woman thing again?

Ed White lost a glove in 1965. It’s been going on for decades.

Geesh.

[Chad_the_Impaler]

the capsule ... was struck by an unknown object in Earth orbit left ... [which] a noticeable mark

More likely the taikonauts had some kind of accident, since an collision at orbital velocities, even glancing, would make more than just a noticeable mark.

[Political Junkie Too]

Lighten up. It's the most recent incident, which would make it more likely than a glove that was lost 60 years ago.

Besides, a bag of metallic tools would have more mass to it and be more likely to make a dent in a space capsule than a glove.

Learn to take a joke.

-PJ

[Veto!]

I pray for them too. Highly intelligent and very brave young men in that spaceship are no threat to us.