![Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and other top leaders meet with astronauts, space scientists and engineers of the manned space docking mission, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 27, 2012. Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, with three astronauts aboard, returned from a 13-day mission on June 29, after the crew succeeded in manually docking the spacecraft with space lab module Tiangong-1, paving the way for possibly building a space station. [Photo: Xinhua]](U363P886T1D20594F12DT20120728112719.jpg "Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and other top leaders meet with astronauts, space scientists and engineers of the manned space docking mission, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 27, 2012. Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, with three astronauts aboard, returned from a 13-day mission on June 29, after the crew succeeded in manually docking the spacecraft with space lab module Tiangong-1, paving the way for possibly building a space station. [Photo: Xinhua]")
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and other top leaders meet with astronauts, space scientists and engineers of the manned space docking mission, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 27, 2012. Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, with three astronauts aboard, returned from a 13-day mission on June 29, after the crew succeeded in manually docking the spacecraft with space lab module Tiangong-1, paving the way for possibly building a space station. [Photo: Xinhua]
Chinese President Hu Jintao met with astronauts, space scientists and engineers of the country's manned space docking mission in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.
With three astronauts on board, the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft returned from a 13-day mission on June 29 after the crew succeeded in manually docking the spacecraft with the Tiangong-1 space lab module, possibly paving the way for building a space station in the future.
Hu expressed his greetings and congratulations to the three astronauts and all science and technology workers, officials and employees as well as army officers who participated in the mission.
Hu urged them to carry forward the spirit of the manned space mission and continue to be unified and work hard in order to push forward and secure greater achievements in the country's space cause.
Top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao and other senior leaders, including Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang, also attended the meeting.
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