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The screenshot shows astronaut Nie Haisheng going out of the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft after its successful landing at the main landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on June 26, 2013. (Xinhua)
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BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Nie Haisheng, commander of the Shenzhou-10 space mission, first successfully came out of the spacecraft's reentry module at around 9:30 (Beijing Time) Wednesday morning after a 15-day stay in low earth orbit.
Upon his safe return, Nie also sets a record of stay in space for Chinese astronauts with more than 470 hours in two missions.
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BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Return capsule of Shenzhou-10 spacecraft touched down successfully at around 8:07 a.m. Beijing Time Wednesday at the main landing area in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. Full story
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