President Hu Jintao (R2) shakes hands with taikonaut Nie Haisheng.
President Hu Jintao (front R2) awards metals and achievement certificates to astronauts Fei Junlong (front R) and Nie Haisheng (front L).
Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress speaks during the meeting at the Great Hall of the People.
Premier Wen Jiabao announces a decision to award Taikonauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng, who flew the Shenzhou VI spaceship, with the title of "Hero Taikonaut" and the medals of "Space Flight Achievement".
A grand gathering is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Saturday morning to celebrate China's successful manned space flight in mid-October.
Chinese astronaut Fei Junlong
Shenzhou VI astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were honored Saturday as "Hero Astronauts" at a celebration of the success of China's second manned space mission.
Top leaders, the two astronauts who flew the Shenzhou-VI, professionals and officials involved in the space mission attend the meeting.
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