Shenzhou mission sparks 'science fever'
By Wang Xiaodong | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-02 07:48
Workers remove crop seeds, microorganisms and other articles from the return capsule of the Shenzhou IX spacecraft on Sunday in Beijing. China Manned Space Agency and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation organized a ceremony to open the hatch of the capsule and take out the articles that traveled with the spacecraft during the 13-day mission to space. Su Dong / for China Daily |
The launch and safe return of the Shenzhou IX spacecraft has ignited an outbreak of "popular science fever" in China, which provides an excellent opportunity to boost science awareness, according to experts.
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