Mon, November 21, 2011
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Re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-8 spacecraft opens

2011-11-21 09:35:55 GMT2011-11-21 17:35:55(Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

Researchers retrieve items on board the re-entry capsule of China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2011. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2011 shows the scene of a ceremony, at which the re-entry capsule of China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 will be opened, in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2011 shows the re-entry capsule of China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

Researchers demonstrate a set of space flowering and fructification experiment devices retrieved from the re-entry capsule of China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2011. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

Guests from central-south China's Hunan Province hold a piece of local embroidery, retrieved from the re-entry capsule of China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2011. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

Carrying flower seeds and space experiment equipment, the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-8 spacecraft was opened Monday in Beijing after its safe return to the earth on Nov. 17.

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