14 October 2005 -- China says astronauts carrying out the country's second manned space mission today slightly adjusted the position of their orbiting Shenzhou 6 capsule after it started moving closer to Earth.

2005年10月14日——中国宣布，今天，担负着第二次载人太空飞行使命的航天员在飞往近地点时对飞行中的神州6号太空舱位置作了轻微调整。

The state-run Xinhua news agency said the two astronauts fired rockets to restore the vessel to its original trajectory during their 30th orbit of earth since their 12 October launch.

新华社说，太空船自10月12日发射，绕地球第30圈后，两名航天员启动了火箭以恢复其原来的绕行轨道。

    The report did not suggest the spacecraft was in any danger, and described the adjustment as minor and routine.

报道说飞船没有任何危险，并表示这是很小的常规调整。

The capsule is reported orbiting about 343 kilometers above Earth, making one circle of the planet every 90 minutes.

据报道，太空舱在离地球343公里的轨道上运行，每90分钟绕地球一圈。

Reports said the mission is expected to last as long as five days, until 15 October.

报道说这次飞行将持续5天，直到10月15日。

The mission is taking place two years after China first sent a human into space, joining the former Soviet Union and the United States as the only countries to do so.

这是继两年前中国第一次将人送入太空后的一次载人太空飞行，它使中国成为继前苏联和美国之后的唯一能完成这项工作的国家。