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China's Shenzhou-9 crew returns to Earth after history-making trip
By PhotoBlog
Chinese astronauts (left to right) Liu Wang, Jing Haipeng, and Liu Yang salute in front of the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on June 29, 2012.Ren Junchuan / Xinhua via Reuters
the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft lands safely in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday.Wang Jianmin / Xinhua via AP
Members of the search team approach the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday.Ren Junchuan / Xinhua via AP
The Shenzhou 9 space capsule landed at about 10 p.m. ET (10 a.m. Friday, Beijing time) in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. The astronauts left the Tiangong 1 prototype space lab module a day earlier. Continue reading the full story.