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| This screen shot taken on June 29, 2012 shows the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft landing in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming) |
BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The return capsule of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft touched down on Friday morning, after China fulfilled its first manned space docking.
The ground search and rescue team moved toward the landing site as soon as the capsule landed.
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