Astronaut heroes are homeward bound
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="farewells">farewells</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tiangong">Tiangong</span>-1 <span word="space">space</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="module">module</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manual">manual</span> <span word="undocking">undocking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tiangong">Tiangong</span>-1 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Shenzhou">Shenzhou</span> <span word="IX">IX</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="around">around</span> 10 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Ping">Ping</span>, <span word="spokeswoman">spokeswoman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="Jing">Jing</span> <span word="Haipeng">Haipeng</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Inner">Inner</span> <span word="Mongolia">Mongolia</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Zhijie">Zhijie</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Inner">Inner</span> <span word="Mongolia">Mongolia</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="unpredictable">unpredictable</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thunderstorms">thunderstorms</span>, <span word="gales">gales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hailstones">hailstones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="uncommon">uncommon</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span>, <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 16 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="dockings">dockings</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manual">manual</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="docking">docking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="capability">capability</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Mindell">Mindell</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aeronautics">aeronautics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="astronautics">astronautics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="advances">advances</span>."</p>
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