Chinese command unmanned Shenzhou 6 module to burn up

The 3,300-pound unmanned re-entry module for the Chinese Shenzhou 6 manned mission launched in October 2005 has been commanded into a destructive re-entry after completing six months of autonomous flight and about 3,000 orbits. The two-man Shenzhou 6 astronaut crew returned to Earth after five days...

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