Yang Liwei, China's first space man, waves to the recovery teams after walking out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou V spaceship Thursday morning, October 16. Yang spent about 21 hours in the outer space before the capsule landed safely in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Premier Wen Jiabao said China's first manned spaceflight was a "complete success". [Xinhua]

Premier Wen Jiabao and other Chinese leaders applaud the success of China's first manned spaceflight.

Li Jinai, chief commander of China's space program, declares China's first manned spaceflight a success.

control center in Beijing

Yang displays China's national flag and the flag of the United Nations in outer space.

rescue vehicles

main landing site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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