PECHINO – L’equipaggio della navicella spaziale cinese Shenzhou 9 è tornato sulla Terra dopo una missione di 13 giorni nel modulo orbitante Tiangong 1, prototipo di una futura stazione permanente.
I tre astronauti sono atterrati dopo essersi lanciati con il paracadute nella regione della Mongolia Interna alle 10 ora locale (le 4 in Italia). La Cina ha definito la missione un passo importante nell’ambizioso programma spaziale di Pechino. Tra i membri dell’equipaggio di Shenzhou 9 c’era anche la 33enne Liu Yang, la prima donna cinese nello spazio.
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SIZIWANG, June 29, 2012 Photo taken on June 29, 2012 shows members of the search team getting ready to open the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Credit Image: © Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
SIZIWANG, June 29, 2012 Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (C), Liu Wang (L) and Liu Yang (R) wave after coming out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on June 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
SIZIWANG, June 29, 2012 Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (C), Liu Wang (L) and Liu Yang salute after coming out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on June 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
SIZIWANG, June 29, 2012 Chinese astronaut Jing Haipeng waves after coming out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on June 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
SIZIWANG, June 29, 2012 Chinese astronaut Liu Wang greets crowds after coming out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Credit Image: © Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
SIZIWANG, June 29, 2012 Chinese female astronaut Liu Yang waves to crowds while coming out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Credit Image: © Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
SIZIWANG, June 29, 2012 Chinese astronaut Jing Haipeng waves after coming out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on June 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
SIZIWANG, June 29, 2012 A combination of photos taken on June 29, 2012 shows Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (C), Liu Wang (L) and Liu Yang after coming out of the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner of Inner Mongolia Friday morning. (Credit Image: © Wang Jianmin/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)
