Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou 7 has returned safely to Earth after a three-day trip into space that included China's first-ever spacewalk.
The three men on board touched down safely near the planned landing site in the northern Chinese province of Inner Mongolia. The capsule's descent by parachute was shown live on Chinese state television. State-run Xinhua news agency reported that the craft withstood the dangerous re-entry into Earth's atmosphere well and that the men were in good health. Commander Zhai First space walk for China's latest manned-space flight ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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