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Astronauts Exchange Positions in Capsules on Shenzhou VI

The dual Chinese crew aboard the Shenzhou VI spacecraft have moved to each other's capsule about 11 hours after the lift-off on Wednesday morning.
   
Astronaut Fei Junlong has entered the re-entry capsule, from which he moved to the orbital module nearly three hours ago – the first for China since the Shenzhou-5 manned flight in 2003.
   
Nie, in exchange, has moved to the orbital module.
   
The move across capsules in spacecraft, the first of its kind undertaken by Chinese astronauts in space since the launch of the manned Shenzhou V in 2003, enables the crew, on China's second manned space mission, to shake off heavy space suit and conduct experiments and scientific research in work clothes.

(Xinhua News Agency October 13, 2005)

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