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Chinese Shijian-8 satellite
(AP)
Updated: 2006-09-25 15:25
Chinese villagers and satellite
recovery crew gather around the Shijian-8 satellite at its landing site in
Suining, southwestern province of Sichuan on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006. The Chinese
satellite designed to test what happens to the germination and sprouting of
plants at conditions of zero gravity returned to earth after a 15-day flight in
space. State media Xinhua said the satellite carried 215 kilograms (473 pounds)
of seeds of vegetables, fruits, grains and cotton, the largest payload of its
kind since 1987. [AP/Color China]
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