From scrap paper and plastic to lunar module
Three astronauts of the Shenzhou-9 mission who conducted China's first manned space docking in June have received awards for their service to the country's space endeavors.
The three astronauts in China's first manned space docking mission have sent a thank-you note to Hong Kong ahead of their four-day visit starting Friday, according to the city's government news website Thursday.
China's space program is open and transparent and other countries are welcome to carry out joint experiments aboard the country's future space station.
Chinese aerospace shares gained considerable ground on Friday as the nation's Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft completed docking and returned to Earth as planned.
China is not competing with other countries with its space program, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office on Friday.
China may continue to send female astronauts into space in future space missions, an official responsible for selecting and training Chinese astronauts said Friday.
China's Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday delivered a congratulatory note from the central authorities, celebrating the successful landing of the country's Shenzhou IX spacecraft.
Chinese astronauts get out of the return capsule of Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on June 29, 2012.
The welcome ceremony at the landing site will be brief in order to give astronauts more rest time, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center Friday morning.
After long space flight, astronauts need to re-adjust themselves to Earth's gravity upon landing, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center Friday morning.
Chinese leaders including Premier Wen Jiabao, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang arrived at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center Friday morning to watch the return of Shenzhou IX spacecraft.
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