Spacecraft Landing Site
About 60 km (37 mi) north of Wulanhua is pasture land called Amugulang in Honggor sum. This is the primary landing site for manned Shenzhou spacecraft. A specially constructed 64.69 km (40.20 mi) road runs from Wulanhua to Honggor. It was built to support the recovery of the Shenzhou spacecraft. This road shortened the journey between the two towns from two hours to just 40 minutes.
Chinese space program recovery team (with SUV and recovery trucks) will track the progress of re-entry near the landing site and arrive shortly after landing.
A small recovery truck with a crane will lift the capsule and place on the rear to transport it back to the space centre.
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