Post by Shadow on Oct 18, 2005 11:15:17 GMT -5
BBC
China's Shenzhou VI spacecraft has safely returned to Earth, after five days in orbit.
The craft, carrying two astronauts, landed at 0432 on Monday (2032 GMT on Sunday) in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia.
It is the second manned spaceflight for China - only the third country to successfully put a man into space.
China first sent up a manned mission in 2003, following the United States and Russia into space.
The capsule is reported to have landed by parachute only 1km (0.6 miles) from its target.
China's Shenzhou VI spacecraft has safely returned to Earth, after five days in orbit.
The craft, carrying two astronauts, landed at 0432 on Monday (2032 GMT on Sunday) in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia.
It is the second manned spaceflight for China - only the third country to successfully put a man into space.
China first sent up a manned mission in 2003, following the United States and Russia into space.
The capsule is reported to have landed by parachute only 1km (0.6 miles) from its target.