China's landmark spacewalk mission ends(2)

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    BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-7 space module carrying three taikonauts landed safely by parachute Sunday afternoon in China's northern grassland, after a landmark spacewalk mission that leads the country further in its space exploration.

Astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming, and Jing Haipeng came back from a 68-hour flight, which included a 20-minute spacewalk on Saturday.    Full story

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 RE-ENTRY MODULE LANDS SAFELY

SHENZHOU-7 SPACE MODULE IN NORMAL OPERATION, TAIKONAUTS IN GOOD HEALTH 

FLASH: XINHUA REPORTER CATCHES SIGHT OF SHENZHOU-7 AT LANDING SITE 

FLASH: COMMUNICATIONS RESUME BETWEEN SHENZHOU-7 AND GROUND CONTROL 

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 RE-ENTRY MODULE BEING PARACHUTED TO GROUND, AS SEEN BY XINHUA AT BEIJING GROUND CONTROL TRANSMISSION

TV grab taken on Sept. 28, 2008, in Beijing, China, shows Shenzhou-7 entry module being parachuted to the group.(Xinhua)
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FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 OUT OF BLACKOUT ZONE

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 ENTERS BLACKOUT AREA, READY FOR PARACHUTE

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 LOCATED ABOVE CHINESE TERRITORY BY MONITOR STATION

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 PROPELLING MODULE SEPARATED FROM RE-ENTRY MODULE

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 IN RETURN ORBIT

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 ON RETURN TRIP, AS BRAKING ENGINE STARTS

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 ORBITAL MODULE UNDOCKED FROM RE-ENTRY MODULE 

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 ORBITAL MODULE STARTS SEPARATION FROM RE-ENTRY MODULE

FLASH: SHENZHOU-7 CLOSES DOOR OF RE-ENTRY MODULE, ENTERS RETURN

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