On May 8, 2020 at 05:49 UTC the next-generation Chinese crew capsule (新一代载人试验飞船) landed after unpiloted test flight in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The capsule descended under three main parachutes and inflated airbags to cushion its landing, punctuating a high-speed re-entry designed to simulate conditions the spacecraft would encounter during a return from the moon. The next-generation Chinese spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the country’s planned space station, and eventually the moon.