Shenzhou 9 parachuted safely to its intended landing area in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia around 10am this Friday.
Officials are touting the success of the Shenzhou 9 mission as proof China is ready to start the process of constructing its own space station, which is scheduled to be complete by 2020.
Moments after the capsule landed, the ground crew conducted medical checks on the 3 astronauts.
An hour later, mission commander Jing Haipeng smiled and waved as he emerged from the capsule.
Fellow astronauts Liu Wang and Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut, followed behind him.
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