Shenzhou 8 Returns To Earth After Successful Docking Mission

BEIJING — Chinese officials have declared complete success for the Shenzhou 8 mission of their manned space program, after the capsule — designed for human transportation but unmanned on this occasion — returned to Earth on Nov. 17. The mission’s chief objective was to show that Shenzhou 8 could...

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