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China's spacecraft comes back to EarthBeijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2011 China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou VIII returned to Earth on Thursday, state media reported, after completing two space dockings that have pushed forward the nation's ambitious space programme. The vessel's re-entry module landed in the northern region of Inner Mongolia after it separated from its orbital and propelling modules just before entering Earth's atmosphere, the official Xinhua news agency said. Shenzhou VIII, which means "divine vessel" in Chinese, took off from northwest China on N ... read more |
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