China space heroes return after great leap forward
Zhai Zhigang, commander of the Shenzhou VII (Divine Vessel) spaceship, emerged from the heat-charred craft after 68 hours spent orbiting the globe. After stumbling a few steps, he said: “The mission was glorious and full of challenges but the result was perfect. I feel proud of my country.”
In an unusual display of openness, state television followed the venture almost minute by minute, with presenters nervously chatting through the tense 30 or so minutes when China’s third manned spaceship lost contact with ground control as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere.
The sigh of relief was palpable when cameras showed the module floating down towards the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, held up by a vast red-and-white striped parachute. One television commentator was breathless with excitement, describing the parachute as the biggest in the world. More
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