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 | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: China's leaders Wu Bangguo, 3rd left, Wen Jiabao, 4th left, Jia Qinglin, 2nd left, Zeng Qinghong, 5th left, , Li Changchun, 1st left, and Luo Gan, 6th left, view the launch of Shenzhou 5, China's first manned spacecraft, in Beijing Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003. China successfully sent its first astronaut into the outer space by the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province on Wednesday. click to open  |  | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: Chinese leaders, led by Premier Wen Jiaboa (Center, in front of a podium), applaud as the successful landing of spacecraft Shenzhou V is seen on a giant TV at the flight monitor center in Beijing October 16, 2003. China's first man in space returned safely to Earth on Thursday, capping the country's bid to join the former Soviet Union and the United States in the exclusive club of nations that have conquered space. click to open |  | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: China's first astronaut Yang Liwei waves after emerging from the capsule of spacecraft Shenzhou V, upon landing on the Inner Mongolian grasslands of northern China, October 16, 2003. China's first man in space returned safely to Earth on Thursday, capping the country's bid to join the former Soviet Union and the United States in the exclusive club of nations that have conquered space. click to open |  | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: China's first astronaut Yang Liwei (C) is applauded by military officials after the landing of spacecraft Shenzhou V, on the Inner Mongolian grasslands of northern China, October 16, 2003. China's first man in space returned safely to Earth on Thursday, capping the country's bid to join the former Soviet Union and the United States in the exclusive club of nations that have conquered space. click to open |  | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei waves after emerging from the Shenzhou V capsule in Inner Mongolia. China succesfully completed its manned space flight after Yang safely returned to earth. click to open |  | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut, waves to the people after his safe landing in north China's Inner Mongolia and stepping out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou 5 early Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003. Yang's craft touched down Thursday as planned after 21 hours in orbit. Beijing's mission control declared the country's landmark debut flight 'a success.' click to open |  | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: Staff members examine the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou 5, China's first manned spacecraft, in Inner Mongolia Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003. The re-entry capsule of Shenzhou 5 landed safely in Inner Mongolia early Thursday, with astronaut Yang Liwei coming out in good situation. click to open |  | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: Students and lecturers at the Xian Northwest Industrial University in the capital of Shaanxi province gather to watch TV broadcast of the successful landing of Shenzhou V manned spacecraft in China's Inner Mongolia October 16, 2003. click to open |  | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: Hong Kong newspapers on Thursday Oct. 16 prominently feature China's successful space mission with pictures of Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut to go to space, the Shenzhou 5 blastoff and headlines that read: 'Chinese successfully conquer Space', 'Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei traveled in space' and 'Chinese fly high'. Millions across the region woke up to the news that the Shenzhou 5 craft landed on the Inner Mongolian grasslands at dawn, about 21 hours after liftoff. China declared the mission a success and announced bigger things in the works, including, eventually, a permanent space station. click to open |  | China's Shenzhou spacecraft V: Workers in northern China's Inner Mongolia load the capsule of Shenzhou 5 onto a train for it to be transported to Beijing October 16, 2003. China's first man in space returned safely to Earth, capping the country's bid to join the former Soviet Union and the United States in the exclusive club of nations that have conquered space. click to open |
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