The film-return capsule
The film-return capsule for the Chinese People's Liberation Army FSW-18 reconnaissance satellite arrived on Earth Nov. 21 after spending 18 days aloft. China's satellite control center in Xian sent commands for the spacecraft to fire its retrorockets so the reentry vehicle would land in central...
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