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Things inside Spaceship Unveiled
2005-10-20 11:23:07    CRIENGLISH.com

Items aboard the re-entry capsule of China's second manned spaceship, Shenzhou-6, have been unveiled.

The items were unveiled Wednesday afternoon when the capsule was opened at Beijing Space City.



They include a Chinese national flag used for scientific expeditions in polar region, a flag of International Olympic Committee, a flag for 2010 Expo in Shanghai, a traditional painting depicting horses and a picture about space missions.

Before landing, Shenzhou-6 had been racing around the Earth, completing one circle in every 90 minutes 343 km above the Earth at a speed of 7.8 km per second. It has flown 3.25 million kilometers in space.

Astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng have conducted a series of remarkable experiments on the spacecraft, including maneuvering between the orbital and re-entry capsules, taking on and off space suits, using space toilets and the blood pressure self-test.

During China's maiden space flight in 2003, lone astronaut Yang Liwei never left his seat in the re-entry capsule or took off his space suit.

That space mission has made China the third country to launch humans into space following Russia and the United States.

(Source: CRI/ Agencies, Photo: Xinhua)

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