Shenzhou 6 Orbital Module Sent To Reentry
Chinese controllers have commanded the 3,300-lb. unmanned Shenzhou 6 orbital module toward a destructive reentry after six months of autonomous flight and about 3,000 orbits. Launched on Oct. 12, 2005, the two-man Shenzhou 6 crew returned to Earth after five days aloft (AW&ST Oct. 17, 2005, p. 29)...
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