China Launches Second Manned Spacecraft
Spacecraft Shenzhou VI carrying two astronauts blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on October 12, returning the country¡¯s manned space program to orbit two years after its history-making first flight.

Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng wave flowers to cheerful crowds. On October 17, the capsule touched down at Siziwang County, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 4:33 am (2033 GMT) following a five-day mission.-Xinhua
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Public celebrates as Shenzhou VI returns  (18/10 09:38)
An elated public celebrated the successful landing early yesterday morning of China's second manned space flight and hours later, an official announced China's next ambition: a possible space walk in 2007.

Shenzhou VI tab: US$111m (18/10 09:39)
China has spent 900 million yuan (US$111.2 million) on its successful second manned space mission and has great interest in launching commercial satellites for global clients, a senior official said.

Victory in space for Chinese spirit (18/10 09:42)
The moment Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng emerged from their space capsule and smiled, we knew we had witnessed not only a landmark accomplishment in China's manned space program but also a triumph of the national spirit.

 
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