Astronauts Liu Yang, Jing
Haipeng and Liu Wang will land the Shenzou-9 craft in Inner Mongolia
China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft will
return to earth with its three crew members following a 13-day mission.
The craft is expected to land in the Inner Mongolia region of China at about 10:00 (02:00 BST) on Friday.
The astronauts on board carried out a series of experiments during the trip, as well carrying out a successful manual docking with a lab module.
Crew member Liu Yang hit the headlines around the world for being the first Chinese woman in space.
The 33-year old, who is a major in the country's air force, featured in documentaries in China.
Her selection for the mission came at the 11th hour, with Captain Wang Yaping challenging her for selection as the first female Chinese astronaut.
The crew of the Shenzou-9 craft successfully carried out the country's manual docking manoeuvre earlier in the week.
The delicate procedure, which saw it joined to the Tiangong-1 lab module, was mastered by the USSR and US space teams in the 1960s.
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