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China space mission returns after first spacewalk

BEIJING (AP) -- Three Chinese astronauts made a jubilant return to Earth on Sunday after successfully completing the country's first-ever spacewalk, an event the premier said was "a stride forward" in China's space history.... ...full story at AP

from AP on Sun, Sep 28 2008

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