Hero’s welcome awaits astronauts after space walk
Monday, September 29th, 2008THREE CHINESE taikonauts returned safely to Earth yesterday after making the country’s first space walk, the latest milestone in China’s inexorable rise from developing nation to regional power.
There was a hero’s welcome awaiting the men whose exploits captured the imagination here and inspired great feelings of pride as mission commander Zhai Zhigang waved the red [...]