"Dear viewers, our astronauts will stay on the Moon for no less than 24 hours, and they have been working continuously for over 10 hours and are about to take a rest. Our live Moon broadcast is also coming to an end.
Stay tuned to CCTV News Website for more information on the Moon landing, and besides, CCAV13 will broadcast the operation footage of the 'U-Tu' space station around the clock.
Under the bright moonlight, radiating luminosity contends for brilliance, let us all remember this great day..."
Zhang Zhiguang and Fang Lin gave a final wave to the camera and then returned to the landing module to sleep... Well, not really, although they did indeed need some rest, there was still much to do.
Dawn III was expected to stay on the Moon for 24 to 48 hours and, barring any accidents, it would break the 22-hour record of the Apollo 17 mission, becoming the longest human lunar mission.