China's Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship docks with space station module
Technical personnel monitor China's Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship docking with the space station core module Tianhe at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2021. China's Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship has successfully docked with the space station core module Tianhe on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The spaceship, launched on Thursday morning, completed orbital status setting after entering the orbit and conducted a fast autonomous rendezvous and docking with the front docking port of Tianhe at 3:54 p.m. (Beijing Time), forming a three-module complex with the cargo craft Tianzhou-2. The whole process took approximately 6.5 hours. This is Tianhe's first rendezvous and docking with a Shenzhou spaceship since it was sent into orbit on April 29. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
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