And what a mighty week it has been . Shenzhou-9 returns to Earth after successfully docking with the Tiangong 1 space lab . The mission also involved China 's first female astronaut to be sent into space . In recent days a Chinese manned submersible also set a diving record in the Pacific Ocean . Explorer Wong Jing and her crew were able to dive for more than an hour, surpassing previous records of about 20 minutes by U.S. Navy divers who have been on missions since 2003.
Shenzhou-9 returns to Earth after successfully docking with the Tiangong 1 space lab . The mission also involved China 's first female astronaut to be sent into space . In recent days a Chinese manned submersible also set a diving record in the Pacific Ocean . Explorer Wong Jing and her crew were able to dive for more than an hour, surpassing previous records of about 20 minutes by U.S. Navy divers who have been on missions since 2003.