Mission accomplished as Chinese astronauts return to Earth
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Nie Haisheng, commander of the Shenzhou-10 crew, was the first to emerge from the descent module after it touched down by parachute in an expanse of Inner Mongolian grasslands on Wednesday morning after 15 days in space. He was followed by Wang Yaping, the only female astronaut of the mission, and Zhang Xiaoguang.
"We are dreamers, and we have now fulfilled our dream," Zhang was quoted as saying by the state media China Daily as saying. "Our space dream knows no boundary, and our hard work will never cease."
Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, watching a broadcast of the descent from the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center, congratulated the astronauts on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Mission accomplished as Chinese astronauts return to Earth
By Tim Hume, CNN
updated 4:29 AM EDT, Thu June 27, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Three Chinese astronauts return after their country's longest manned space voyage
- Zhang Xiaoguang: "We are dreamers, and we have now fulfilled our dream"
- Shenzhou-10 twice docked with the orbiting space station Tiangong-1
- Part of ambitious multi-billion dollar program to establish manned space station by 2020
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Hong Kong (CNN) -- Three Chinese astronauts have returned safely to Earth after completing their country's longest manned space voyage, with their mission hailed by their bosses as a "complete success."Nie Haisheng, commander of the Shenzhou-10 crew, was the first to emerge from the descent module after it touched down by parachute in an expanse of Inner Mongolian grasslands on Wednesday morning after 15 days in space. He was followed by Wang Yaping, the only female astronaut of the mission, and Zhang Xiaoguang.
"We are dreamers, and we have now fulfilled our dream," Zhang was quoted as saying by the state media China Daily as saying. "Our space dream knows no boundary, and our hard work will never cease."
Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, watching a broadcast of the descent from the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center, congratulated the astronauts on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
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The station is a prototype with China hoping to launch a permanent version by 2020
Mission accomplished! Chinese astronauts return from historic trip to their space station... and plan permanent base by 2020
The Shenzhou 10 capsule landed safely in Inner Mongolia after 15 days aboard the Tiangong 1 space station
The station is a prototype with China hoping to launch a permanent version by 2020
The mission is the longest a manned Chinese spacecraft has been in orbit - beating Shenzhou 9 by two days
During the mission, the three astronauts beamed a live physics class to 60 million school children
PUBLISHED: 04:06 EST, 26 June 2013 | UPDATED: 10:22 EST, 26 June 2013
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Shenzhou spacecraft arrives at Chinese launch base
The spacecraft that will carry three Chinese astronauts into orbit in June arrived at the country's remote desert launch base Sunday for final testing and flight preparations, state media reported.
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The spacecraft that will carry three Chinese astronauts into orbit in June arrived at the country's remote desert launch base Sunday for final testing and flight preparations, state media reported.
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