- First manned mission to the space module declared a success
- Giant step forward for the country’s ambitious space programme
- Permanent space station to replace orbiting module by 2020
DAILY MAIL
June 29, 2012
China’s first female astronaut today climbed excitedly out of a capsule to find herself in a strange wasteland.
For a moment, she may have thought herself in some far-off planet as she gazed around the sprawling terrain of Inner Mongolia.
Liu Yang, 33, completed the 13-day mission to the country's space station site along with commander and veteran astronaut Jing Haipeng, 45, and crew mate Liu Wang, 43.
We did it! Astronauts (from left) Liu Wang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang smile and wave as they soak up the sun back on familiar soil
Triumphant return: The spacecraft's re-entry capsule lands safely in the Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
On solid ground: Liu Yang is given a hero's welcome after becoming the first female Chinese astronaut to complete a mission into space
The Shenzhou 9 parachuted into China at 10am (0200 GMT) as the government declared the first manned mission to the Tiangong 1 module a giant step forward for the country’s ambitious space programme.
Making history: A thrilled Ms Yang clambers out of the capsule after helping to pave the way for her country's developing space programme
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