The Chinese manned spacecraft Shenzhou 9 has undocked from the Tiangong 1 mini-space station/laboratory. With its two man and one woman crew aboard, and hatches closed, the spacecraft made a manual undocking at 0122 GMT on 28 June. The crew and spacecraft are expected to re-enter and land on 29 June.
Shenzhou 9 undocks safely
by David Todd | Jun 28, 2012 | Seradata News | 0 comments
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