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China´s third manned spacecraft returns after spacewalk mission

Source: xinhua | 09-28-2008 17:49

Special Report:   Shenzhou-7 Manned Space Flight

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) - China's Shenzhou-7 spacecraft carrying three taikonauts landed by parachute on Sunday afternoon in China's northern grassland, the mission ground control center announced.

China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 returns
China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 returns

Astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming, and Jing Haipeng, came back from a 68-hour flight, which included a monumental 20-minute spacewalk on Saturday.

China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 returns
China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 lands


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