Chinese President Hu Jintao(R) awards a medal to astronaut Zhai Zhigang during a grand ceremony to award people who made outstanding contributions to the Shenzhou VII manned spaceflight in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Nov. 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
China awarded people who made outstanding contributions to the Shenzhou VII manned space flight during a meeting in Beijing Friday morning.
Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and other top leaders Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang and He Guoqiang were all in attendance.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang announced a decision, jointly made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, to award Zhai Zhigang the title of "Space Flight Hero." Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng each received the title of "Heroic Astronaut".
Chinese President Hu Jintao presented the three with medals and certificates commemorating their outstanding performance during the spacewalk.
China became the third country in the world to complete a spacewalk on Sept. 25.
Hu said it was a small step from a Chinese astronaut, but a big step for the nation's scientific and technological innovation.
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