  Chinese spaceship carrying 3 astronauts returns to Earth June 26, 2013 - 09:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Chinese spaceship carrying three astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday, June 25 morning after spending two weeks in orbit, RIA Novosti said citing Xinhua news agency. The return capsule with the three astronauts - two male, one female, touched down at 8:07 a.m. local time at the designated area in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Shenzhou-10, China’s fifth manned spacecraft, took off from the Jiuquan launch center in the northwestern province of Gansu on June 11. During their mission in space, the astronauts docked twice with the Tiangong-1 space station, which had been in orbit since September 2011. The Shenzhou-10 is a shuttle craft able to transport astronauts and supplies to orbiting modules. The mission is designed to test docking and astronaut support technologies, as well as capabilities for the construction of a space platform. China’s first manned flight into space was in October 2003, aboard the Shenzhou-5.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
