China's manned space docking mission between Shenzhou IX spacecraft and Tiangong-1 lab module has been a complete success.
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The re-entry capsule of Shenzhou IX touched down on Friday morning, after China fulfilled its first manned space docking. The three astronauts inside said they "feel good". Special
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Shenzhou IX manned spacecraft will return to the Earth around 10 am Friday, a spokesperson of China's manned space program announced here Thursday.
China's manned submersible Jiaolong set a new national dive record on Wednesday after reaching 7,062 meters below sea level.
China's manned submersible, Jiaolong, began its 5th dive in the Mariana Trench Wednesday morning, targeting a depth between 7,000 to 7,100 meters below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", will set sail on its fifth Arctic expedition journey on July 2, after a four-day stopover in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province.
President Hu Jintao came to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center and talked with astronauts who were conducting scientific tests in Tiangong-1.
The number of people subscribing to third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in China leapt 38.25 million in the first five months of 2012, according to new figures.
From sea to space, from orbit to ocean, Chinese skill and technology proved up to the challenge. Special
Chinese oceanauts refreshed the country's dive record in a manned submersible by reaching 7,020 meters beneath the sea in a successful dive Sunday.
The manual docking between Shenzhou IX spacecraft and the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module has been successful Sunday noon. Special Coverage