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Annan hails China's space mission
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-10-18 11:27 UN Secretary-General Kofi
Annan on Monday hailed China's second successful manned space mission, saying
it's another step forward for the mankind.
"The secretary-general extends
his warmest congratulations to the People's Republic of China for the safe and
successful completion of its second mission into the space," UN spokesman
Stephanie Dujarric told reporters.
"The flight demonstrates yet again the
exploration of space knows no national borders and every peaceful mission
accomplished is another step forward for all the humankind," the spokesman
said.
After a five-day flight in the orbit, China's Shenzhou-6 space
capsule landed safely in the country's northern grasslands early Monday. China
conducted its first manned space flight in 2003 and is the third country to send
a human into orbit on its own, only after Russia and the United States.
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