Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 31, 2022 shows a simulation image of the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft. China's Tianzhou-2 cargo craft entered the Earth's atmosphere under ground control at 6:40 p.m. Beijing Time, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Thursday. Most of the spacecraft burned up during the process, while a small amount of the debris fell into the intended area of safe water in the South Pacific, said the agency. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

　　BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- China's Tianzhou-2 cargo craft entered the Earth's atmosphere under ground control at 6:40 p.m. Beijing Time, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Thursday.

　　Most of the spacecraft burned up during the process, while a small amount of the debris fell into the intended area of safe water in the South Pacific, said the agency.

　　Tianzhou-2 is the first cargo ship sent into space during the construction of China's space station. It carried out a series of extended application tests in orbit.

　　It was launched into orbit on May 29, 2021, carrying 6.8 tonnes of supplies for the space station.

　　On March 27, 2022, Tianzhou-2 left the core module of the Tiangong space station after completing all of its scheduled tasks, the agency said. ■

　　Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 31, 2022 shows a simulation image of the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft. China's Tianzhou-2 cargo craft entered the Earth's atmosphere under ground control at 6:40 p.m. Beijing Time, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Thursday. Most of the spacecraft burned up during the process, while a small amount of the debris fell into the intended area of safe water in the South Pacific, said the agency. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

　　Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 31, 2022 shows a simulation image of the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft. China's Tianzhou-2 cargo craft entered the Earth's atmosphere under ground control at 6:40 p.m. Beijing Time, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Thursday. Most of the spacecraft burned up during the process, while a small amount of the debris fell into the intended area of safe water in the South Pacific, said the agency. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

　　Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 31, 2022 shows a simulation image of the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft. China's Tianzhou-2 cargo craft entered the Earth's atmosphere under ground control at 6:40 p.m. Beijing Time, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Thursday. Most of the spacecraft burned up during the process, while a small amount of the debris fell into the intended area of safe water in the South Pacific, said the agency. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)