China's first astronaut Yang Liwei
walked out of the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou V spacecraft at 6:45
this morning. He remains in good health after a 21-hour space
odyssey.
He becomes the 241st human being to visit outer space.
The Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center announced that
China's first manned space flight a complete success.
Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao has talked to Yang Liwei, congratulating him on his
successful space flight.
(China.org.cn October 16, 2003)