Astronaut Nie Haisheng sets Chinese space stay record

Staff members work at the re-entry capsule of China'sShenzhou-10 spacecraft after its landing at the main landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on June 26, 2013. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmin)

Nie Haisheng, commander of the Shenzhou-10 space mission, first successfully came out of the spacecraft's reentry module at around 9:30 (Beijing Time) Wednesday morning after a 15-day stay in low earth orbit.

Upon his safe return, Nie also sets a record of stay in space for Chinese astronauts with more than 470 hours in two missions.