Three Chinese astronauts landed in the remote Gobi Desert of northwestern China Friday, returning to Earth after a three-month mission on the new Tiangong space station, and ending a historic day in spaceflight that set a new record with 14 people in low Earth orbit.

With the return of China’s Shenzhou 12 crew Friday, 11 people remained in orbit — seven on the International Space Station and four on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on the all-civilian Inspiration4 mission.

The launch of Inspiration4 Wednesday night from Kennedy Space Center briefly brought the total number of humans in orbit 14.

Shenzhou 12, the first crew mission to China’s Tiangong space station, was a “complete success,” the China Manned Space Agency said in a statement.

The three-man crew of Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo are back on Earth after 92 days in orbit, China’s longest human space mission to date.

The re-entry and landing followed the Shenzhou 12 spacecraft’s undocking from China’s Tiangong space station at 8:56 p.m.

The Dongfeng landing field is near the Jiuquan launch center, where Shenzhou 12 blasted off June 16.

Nie, a former Chinese Air Force fighter pilot and commander of the Shenzhou 12 mission, wrapped up his third flight into orbit with Friday’s landing.

As Chinese astronauts, we will step up to the plate, and we will continue making contributions to China’s manned space mission.”.

The Shenzhou 12 astronauts docked with the Tiangong space station about six hours after launch, becoming the first crew to enter the new Chinese space lab.

The core module of the Chinese space station also has a treadmill and a stationary bicycle for astronauts to get some exercise.

During their three months on Tiangong, the Shenzhou 12 astronauts completed two spacewalks July 4 and Aug

After the return of Shenzhou 12, Chinese officials plan to launch the Tianzhou 3 cargo ship to the Tiangong space station Monday on a Long March 7 rocket from the Wenchang space center on Hainan Island

The next mission to launch to the space station after the Tianzhou cargo ship will be the piloted Shenzhou 13 flight, set for launch in October

The Shenzhou 13 mission is expected to last up to six months, breaking the Chinese spaceflight endurance record set by Shenzhou 12