Asia - Voice of America: China Astronauts Conduct First Manual Spacecraft Docking

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China Astronauts Conduct First Manual Spacecraft Docking Jun 24th 2012, 11:43 China has conducted its first-ever manual docking between a spacecraft and an orbiting space module. The three astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft successfully docked with the Tiangong-1 lab module Sunday without using an automated system.  One of the three is China's first female astronaut, Liu Yang. The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft was launched June 16, and it docked with the space station module two days later in a successful automated procedure. Officials say the ... Media files: A77EBA02-8953-48D9-82C3-34C964E5AE1D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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