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After 13 days in orbit, China's first female astronaut returns to Earth (+video)
The three-member crew, which includes China's first female astronaut, emerged grinning from their Shenzhou 9 space capsule.
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China's first female astronaut returns to Earth (+video)
China's first female astronaut and two other crew members completed a 13-day mission Friday to an orbiting prototype for a future Chinese space station.
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As NASA slashes budgets, China achieves orbital milestone (+video)
Chinese astronauts have successfully docked with a prototype space station, paving the way for a moon mission after 2020.
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China to send its first female astronaut into orbit (+video)
The crew of China's Shenzhou 9 space docking mission to its prototype space station includes Liu Yang, the country's first woman to fly in space.
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China's first manned space lab mission coming within days
China will send three astronauts into space aboard a Shenzhou 9 capsule to rendezvous with China's mini-space station Tiangong-1 by mid-June. The mission could be a major milestone in China's space program.
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Yao Ming, others will appear in short film promoting China
Yao Ming, John Woo, and piano prodigy Lang Lang are among dozens of celebrities who will appear in television commercials later this year in a bid by China to boost its image abroad.
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