The Signal

Serving the College since 1885

Sunday March 22nd

Nation & World


Chinese astronauts find themselves trapped in space without a ride home. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Multiple Chinese astronauts trapped in space following repeated complications

Three Chinese astronauts from the Shenzhou-20 mission were trapped on the Tiangong Space Station with no ride home, returning to Earth after a nine day delay. According to Space.com, the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft used to rescue the astronauts left three more astronauts on the space station who are now stuck without a ride home. It is unclear when exactly the next mission, Shenzhou-22, will launch to rescue this second trio of astronauts.

Read More »

Latest Video

Latest Graphic

2/20/2026 Graphic