Full coverage: China Tiangong-2 Space Lab Launch

The Chinese manned spacecraft Shenzhou-11 has separated from the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab, in preparation for its return to earth. The two astronauts on board were in Tiangong-2 for 30 days. This is the longest stay in space by Chinese astronauts.

The two men are now in the re-entry module. They are checking the facilities in the module and monitoring the flying posture and working conditions.

Photo provided by Astronaut Center of China shows Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (R) and Chen Dong accept their first earth-space interview in Tiangong-2, Nov. 15, 2016. Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong are currently on a 33-day space journey and acting as Xinhua special correspondents. On Tuesday, they talked with their copy desk on earth for the first time. (Xinhua)

The control center will conduct a remote medical check of the two men and brief them on the conditions at the primary landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia. A long recovery procedure waits for the two astronauts after they land.

"We have a scientific and fully-established ground recovery process, which was proven during the missions of Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10. The recovery procedure will be conducted in isolation and a number of measures will be taken to help them recover from the space mission and prepare for the next one," said Yin Rui, chief engineer of China Astronaut Center.