The Shenzhou-10 spacecraft made a safe landing in Gobi desert in inner Magnolia this morning after about 15 minutes re-entry process shown live on the state television.
Commander-in-chief of China's manned space programme Zhang Youxia announced that the Shenzhou-10 mission was successful after the three crew members landed safely and left the spacecraft's re-entry module this morning.
The Shenzhou-10 carried the country's second woman astronaut Wang Yaping who came out of the module along with the commander of the mission Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguan.
Nie, commander of the Shenzhou-10 space mission, first successfully came out of the spacecraft's re-entry module at around 9:30 am local time.
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"I feel really good to return home," said astronaut Nie Haisheng.
"The space is our dream, and China is always our home. We wish our homeland would grow more prosperous and the people live more affluent lives," he said
The mission is part of China's plans to build a space station of its own to rival Russian and American space exploits.