BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese astronaut Fei Junlong aboard the
Shenzhou-6 spacecraft has entered the orbitual capsule from the return capsule
about nine hours after the blastoff, a significant breakthrough of China's space
technology.
The move, the first of its kind undertaken by Chinese astronauts in space
since the Shenzhou-5 manned flight in 2003, would enable Fei, on China's second
manned space mission along with Nie Haisheng, to shake off his heavy space suit
and conduct experiments and scientific research in work clothes in the capsule.
Nie Haisheng, who remains in the return capsule, is taking pictures of the
orbitual capsule with a digital camera after taking off space suit and putting
on blue work clothes.